Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice

Our Mission: To discuss and explore the linkages between environmental quality and social justice, and to promote dialogue, increased understanding, and appropriate action.


Former Sierra Club president Aaron Mair speaks at a historic Mississippi March for Justice.

About Our Program

At the Sierra Club, we are diligently working to explore the integration of social justice and environmental concerns. Our program seeks to provide an effective framework for addressing the damage, risk, and discrimination facing so many communities today.

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Over a decade after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the Gulf Coast still fights for the most basic of rights: to return home, breathe clean air, and drink clean water.
May 5, 2022

Washington, D.C. - Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced the appointment of Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome to be CEQ’s Senior Director for Environmental Justice. In this historic role, Dr. White-Newsome will advise…

25 de abril de 2022

El Sierra Club lanza su primer calculador bilingüe que permite a consumidores latinos calcular el impacto energético en sus hogares. El calculador bilingüe está disponible para el celular y la computadora.

21 de abril de 2022

Este Día de la Tierra, miles de miembros del Sierra Club y sus aliados y activistas se van a lanzar a las calles y por medio del arte e instarán al Presidente Biden y al Congreso a que cumplan sus promesas de invertir seriamente en el combate contra…

19 de abril de 2022

El Consejo de Calidad Ambiental de la Casa Blanca emitió hoy la Fase 1 de nuevas regulaciones que restauran la Ley Nacional de Política Ambiental (NEPA) y deshace el ataque de la administración previa a normas ambientales claves.

April 19, 2022

Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality released Phase 1 of new regulations that restore the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and undo a Trump administration attack on this key environmental protection.