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.
30 de marzo de 2022

Líderes políticos, comunitarios y ambientales se reunieron en un panel virtual para discutir la enorme oportunidad y responsabilidad que la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) tiene este año para reforzar sus regulaciones contra la contaminación…

March 25, 2022

This morning, President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the development of plans to help the EU end its reliance on Russian gas in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The announcement lays out strategies…

22 de marzo de 2022

Por años, el Sierra Club ha promocionado estatal y federalmente mejores salvaguardas para el agua y en contra de la toxicidad, y ahora redobla sus esfuerzos con esta nueva campaña para usar sus recursos nacionales y así amplificar y expandir sus…

10 de marzo de 2022

Pese a estar prohibidos, los aclaradores de la piel con niveles ilegales de mercurio siguen vendiéndose por los mayores comerciantes del mundo a consumidores que lo desconocen, de acuerdo con un reporte de Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) publicado…

March 7, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal for curbing emissions from heavy duty trucks, a significant source of dangerous air pollution nationwide which disproportionately impacts communities of color.