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.
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.
Read moreToday Representative Jamaal Bowman and Senator Ed Markey introduced the Heating and Cooling Relief Act of 2022, which would greatly expand a key utility bill assistance program and protect low-income households from losing access to electricity and…
Yesterday, Sierra Club, Texas Campaign for the Environment, CHISPA Texas, Healthy Gulf, Earthjustice, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and Indigenous Peoples of the Coast Bend, and several hundred individuals submitted comments to the US Army Corps of…
Los comentarios del domingo del Sen. Manchin parecen indicar que va a incumplir sus compromisos con el Presidente Biden y sus colegas en el Senado en una asombrosa falta de decoro.
Today, the Biden administration released the “Biden-Harris Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan,” a comprehensive plan to invest in removing and replacing toxic lead pipes, strengthen enforcement of protections against lead hazards, close gaps in…
In a huge step towards environmental justice, President Joe Biden announced yesterday plans to appoint Dr. Earthea Nance as the new Region 6 Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency.