Press Releases

Senator Manchin Reintroduces Polluter Giveaway Bill

Washington, DC - After many

Advisory: Climate Rally at Goldman Sachs Shareholder Meeting

8:30am CT Wed 4/26: Climate advocates to hold rally, press conference for environmental justice

House Passes H.R. 1 and Puts Polluters Over People

Today, Congressional Republicans passed H.R. 1, the “Polluters Over People Act, which would exacerbate the climate crisis, perpetuate environmental injustices, and jeopardize U.S. economic and national security by extending our country’s reliance on risky and volatile energy sources. The legislation would also undermine bedrock environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act, by short-circuiting permitting processes and limiting valuable public input.

Sierra Club’s Ben Jealous to Participate in FERC Environmental Justice Roundtable

Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is hosting an environmental justice and equity roundtable. In a series of panels, FERC Commissioners will explore ways to better uphold these important values in their decisions, which include pipeline permitting, interstate transmission line siting, and liquefied methane gas export facility approvals. The impact of these decisions have historically had an outsized impact on low-income communities and communities of color who bear the burden of pollution and often experience the worst impacts of climate change. Sierra Club’s…

Sierra Club Statement on the Environmental Justice For All Act

Today Reps. Raúl Grijalva and Barbara Lee and Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Cory Booker introduced the A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act, addressing environmental justice, health equity, and climate justice for underserved communities.

House Committees Advance Harmful Package of Energy and Permitting Bills

The House of Representatives held two markups on a package of bills that would exacerbate the climate crisis, perpetuate environmental injustices, and undermine US economic and national security by prolonging reliance on risky and volatile energy sources. The bills would also undermine bedrock environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act, by short-circuiting permitting processes and limiting valuable public input.

Conservation Groups Sue DOE Over Stalled Review of Methane Gas Export Policy

WASHINGTON, DC– Conservation groups sued the Department of Energy (DOE) today for failing to timely respond to their

New LNG Export Bill Would Harm Consumers & the Environment to Benefit Big Gas

Newly-introduced bill it would strip away the federal government’s responsibility to consider how LNG exports negatively impact Americans by exacerbating climate change, raising domestic energy prices, and perpetuating environmental injustices. These factors must be taken into account when deciding whether to approve additional LNG export terminals.

US House Committees' Field Hearings Pushed Harmful Message for Fossil Fuel Industry

In a couple of hearings in Midland, Texas this week, House Committees led by Congressional Republicans pushed harmful messages of the fossil fuel industry in an attempt to expand production in an area already overburdened by pollution from oil and gas companies. 

Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Necessary to Protect Consumers, Hold Companies Accountable

Senator Whitehouse and Representative Khanna have reintroduced the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act, a bill that would provide relief to Americans struggling with price gouging by fossil fuel companies. This type of legislation has wide and bipartisan support amongst voters and Congress should work swiftly to pass it and send it to President Biden to sign.