We are working to address the widespread pollution of air, water, and the food supply. We recognize that the burden posed by toxic chemicals falls most heavily on marginalized people, including Black and Brown communities, low income families, and children. We are focused on actions that bring attention to people and places most impacted by pollution.
Despite legal protections that exist to regulate pesticides, the safeguards are woefully inadequate.
Polluters, not everyday people, must be responsible for halting the use of these chemicals, and paying to clean up the pollution and contamination they’ve created. Sierra Club is focused on actions that reduce environmental inequities. We call for long-lasting solutions, including stronger government oversight, pollution prevention, and increased corporate accountability.
Read MoreWashington, DC-- Today the Biden administration announced the completion of a critical rule that will clean up pollution from two per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (…
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking decisive action against harmful air pollution by finalizing a rule that will slash emissions of the hazardous air pollutant ethylene oxide (EtO) by 90 percent from commercial…
Washington, DC – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first round of sampling of toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, reporting results for 2,001 large and small drinking water systems. Concentrations of two common PFAS…
On Tuesday, officials advised residents to evacuate their homes due to a significant industrial fire in Richmond, Indiana.
La Agencia de ProtecciĂłn Ambiental (EPA) emitiĂł hoy sus primeros estándares legales en relaciĂłn con los llamados PFAS o “quĂmicos eternos, proponiendo un lĂmite de no más de 4 partes por billĂłn (ppb) de cada compuesto en el agua potable.
