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.
April 21, 2017

Washington, DC -- Today, on Earth Day, Donald Trump, the only world leader to deny climate change, released a statement claiming his administration is committed to protecting America’s clean air and water, running counter to the numerous actions he…

May 15, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an executive directive to the Commonwealth’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Air Pollution Control Board that will lead to a strong limit on carbon pollution from…

April 20, 2017

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May 15, 2017

WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today marks the end of the comment period for  Donald Trump and Scott Pruitt’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider rolling back life-saving standards and rules for our clean air and water and our climate. During…

April 18, 2017