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.
August 24, 2020

Kenosha, WI -- Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and the Sierra Club Southeast Gateway Group Co-Chairs Tom Rutkowski and Laura Buska issued the following statement following the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha Police Department…

August 24, 2020

Kenosha, WI -- Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and the Sierra Club Southeast Gateway Group of Wisconsin Co-Chairs Tom Rutkowski and Laura Buska issued the following statement following the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha Police…

August 6, 2020

A broad coalition of justice and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its regulations that would gut environmental reviews and silence community input.

July 27, 2020

Detroit, Mich., -- Today, community members and environmental justice advocates in Detroit celebrate as Michigan Department for Environment Great Lakes and Energy announced that they have reached an agreement with Marathon Petroleum over a number of…

July 20, 2020

Washington, DC -- Late Friday evening, Congressman John Lewis, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and representative for Georgia’s 5th congressional district for more than 30 years, passed away.  In response, Sierra Club National Director for…