September 24, 2019
Los Angeles, CA -- Today, the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning released an initial draft update to the safety standards governing the Inglewood Oil Field, the largest urban oil field in the country.
Fighting Oil and Gas
Fighting Oil and Gas
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.
Decommission Line 5
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.
Fossil Free Finance
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 MorePodcast: Breaking the Cycle
Communities 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.
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Fracking 101
Indigenous, faith, environmental, and youth leaders protested the proposed enlargement of Enbridge, Inc.'s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
Stop Dirty Oil and Gas Projects
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 MoreKeep Dirty Fuels in the Ground
The 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.
Gas Plants and Pipelines Map
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.
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Press Releases
September 23, 2019
As a result of a legal challenge to a massive proposed petrochemical facility in Belmont County, the company behind the project will implement several critical air pollution concerns that state regulators failed to address.
September 27, 2019
On Saturday, September 28, hundreds of people will gather on the shores of Gichi-gami—Lake Superior— in Duluth for a rally and march to express their ongoing opposition to Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
September 19, 2019
Houston, TX -- NextDecade, the company behind the proposed Rio Grande LNG fracked gas export facility at the Port of Brownsville, is reportedly partnering with Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge to build the double Rio Bravo Pipeline to feed the…
September 8, 2019
Sierra Club’s new national ad in response, “Duke Energy burns coal like it's 1499” kicks off today and mocks Duke’s claim of moving “beyond coal,” by noting other ancient practices that have been left by the wayside while Duke continues to burn an…