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.
January 27, 2021

Washington, D.C. -- Today, President Biden issued a series of sweeping orders on environmental justice.The orders included: Creation of a first-of-its-kind White House environmental justice interagency council to  develop clear performance…

20 de enero de 2021

El Presidente Biden firmó hoy una serie de órdenes ejecutivas y tomó otras decisiones, dando así una barrida completa al legado de la administración Trump y marcando el principio del proceso de atacar de lleno la crisis climática.

20 de enero de 2021

El Presidente Joe Biden empezará a actuar de inmediato contra la crisis climática, incluyendo la derogación del “permiso presidencial” para el oleoducto Keystone XL de crudo bituminoso, acabando con el proyecto de una vez por todas.

December 21, 2020

Congress has included $1.375 billion in funding for border wall construction in this year's appropriations package. This request comes just days before President-elect Biden takes office. Biden has publicly mentioned several times his administration…

December 10, 2020

Updated at 5:10 PM Central on Thursday, December 10, 2020 Kansas City, MO -- It wouldn’t be 2020 without a few curve balls. Earlier this afternoon, thirty minutes into a coalition press conference calling for--among other things--Evergy to…