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.
26 de julio de 2021

El Administrador de la Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental, Michael Regan, anunció que reconsiderará formalmente uno de los peores debilitamientos de los estándares de toxicidad del agua de la era de Trump.

July 21, 2021

Washington, DC -- Today, the White House released interim implementation guidelines on Justice40, President Biden’s initiative to deliver 40 percent of the overall benefits of relevant federal investments to disadvantaged communities. The…

20 de julio de 2021

Del 17 al 25 de julio, el Sierra Club se unirá a las celebraciones de la Semana de Conservación Latina —una serie de eventos patrocinados por la Hispanic Access Foundation para promocionar el acceso a la naturaleza de la comunidad latina y…

23 de junio de 2021

El Sierra Club anunció hoy que ha contratado a Selena Jegede, procedente de la organización electoral Fair Fight Action, para fungir como su directora de recaudación de fondos, la primera mujer negra que llega a esta posición en la historia de la…

June 11, 2021

On Tuesday, June 15th, the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will host an oversight hearing focused on the unfulfilled coal reclamation obligations that threaten coal communities across the country.