June 22, 2023
Groups call for policy reforms to advance an equitable clean energy future without gutting environmental protections
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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Lower 9th Ward: Rightfully Returned
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.
Press Releases
June 21, 2023
PHOENIX, AZ – Today during the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC) open meeting, the Commission sided with utilities Salt River Project (SRP) and Arizona Public Service (APS) in separate decisions that will cost ratepayers, negatively impact…
June 21, 2023
MARYLAND - Transportation continues to be one of the leading sources of toxic soot and smog in Maryland. Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists and Sierra Club released reports outlining the hazards of transportation pollution and the steps needed…
June 17, 2023
PHOENIX, AZ – Today Sierra Club's Grand Canyon Chapter hosted the SRP is Full of Gas Tour to address pollution, climate change, water use, and proposed gas plant expansion at three of its gas plants located throughout the valley.
June 14, 2023
TX/LA Coast - Today, Department of Energy’s (DOE) officials convened a listening session in Lake Charles, Louisiana, closing out the DOE’s second stop on its “Energy Justice to the People Roadshow” that included…