We are taking on polluting corporations to protect our health, our climate, and the places we love from the reckless expansion of dirty, dangerous fossil fuels.
From drilling to burning and all along the way, fossil fuels produce toxic chemicals and climate-polluting emissions. They harm our health, pollute our air and water, and drive the climate crisis. Sierra Club and our allies across the country are fighting back against the corporations rushing to profit off the exploitation of our communities. We are shining a light on polluters’ lies and turning the tide against the industry’s push to build and expand oil and gas
Line 5 poses catastrophic risks to the neighboring farmland, pristine natural areas, valuable freshwater sources, and tribal lands.
Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline transports 22 million gallons of crude oil and natural gas liquids across 645 miles of countryside every day. This aging line — which has long outlived its anticipated lifespan — has significantly deteriorated over the course of the last several decades, risking a catastrophic oil spill.
Learn moreDespite the dire climate warnings, major banks like Wells Fargo and asset managers like BlackRock continue to increase their funding of fossil fuels every year.
Banks and other financial institutions play a huge role in keeping fossil fuels on top by investing in dirty, dangerous fossil fuels, rather than cleaner, safer renewable energy.
Find Out MoreCommunities across New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana are looking for opportunities to organize against the fossil fuel companies that have caused them so much harm and corrupted their political system. Hear from activists in these areas.
ListenIndigenous, faith, environmental, and youth leaders protested the proposed enlargement of Enbridge, Inc.'s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
For more than seven years, the Sierra Club has successfully helped block the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and we will apply the same tools to winning fights against other pipelines and oil-train terminals across the country.
Find Out MoreThe Dirty Fuels campaign aims to keep dirty, non-renewable fuels in the ground by making renewable energy clean, abundant, and affordable.
Explore our map of gas pipelines.
Fracked gas is not part of a clean energy future, and we cannot prevent the worst effects of climate change if we allow the fossil fuel industry to lock the United States into decades more of gas production.
See the MapA crowd of 50 people descended on the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality public hearing last night, urging regulators to defend the Louisiana coast and reject plans to issue an air permit to the Commonwealth gas export facility.
New York — On Tuesday night, New York residents and elected officials made it clear: the public stands behind the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s denial of NRG’s proposed gas-fired power plant in Astoria, Queens.
Today, 120 organizations sent letters to the six biggest American banks urging them to stop lending and support for new and expanded gas export facilities, citing environmental justice and climate concerns as well as rising home heating costs for…
Tomorrow, Tennessee’s Senate Commerce and Labor Committee and House Commerce Committee will convene to vote on an amendment to SB 2077/HB 2246 that would completely rewrite the energy infrastructure bill to strip local communities of decision making…
Glendale, CA – Last night, the Glendale City Council voted to modify the Grayson Repowering Project by directing Glendale Water and Power to prepare the Grayson site for construction of new gas-combustion power plants, but to delay the actual…