Press Releases

June 21, 2022

The Biden Administration announced a first-of-its kind agreement with Tribal Nations to co-manage Bears Ears National Monument. The Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, and the Pueblo of Zuni signed a cooperative agreement to strengthen the management and protection of the 1.36 million acre site. Established in 2016 by President Barack Obama, Bears Ears was one of the first national monuments established upon the request of Tribal Nations. In October 2021, President Joe…

May 18, 2022

Today, Sierra Club will deliver thousands of protests to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) calling for an end to fossil fuel leasing on public lands. This follows the decision by the BLM to resume onshore lease sales in eight states: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota and Oklahoma.

12 de mayo de 2022

El Departamento del Interior de la administración Biden anunció anoche que no va a celebrar tres ventas programadas de arrendamientos de perforaciones costeras en el Golfo de México y las costas de Alaska.

10 de mayo de 2022

El Sierra Club aplaude la inversión del Servicio Nacional de Parques de $61 millones en cruciales parques y espacios verdes urbanos en 26 ciudades de todo el país.

April 26, 2022

The Power in Nature coalition, a statewide coalition of conservation advocates, equity groups, Tribally-led organizations, scientists, and land trusts, expressed their support and appreciation today for CNRA’s 30x30 goals to protect biodiversity, advance climate action, and expand equitable access. California has eight years to protect six million acres of land and half a million acres of coastal waters, a formidable goal that will require serious investments in conservation, a strong accountability structure, and long-term funding to build the capacity of Tribes, land trusts, and community-…

22 de abril de 2022

El Presidente Biden, en medio de llamados en todo el país para actuar audazmente contra la crisis climática por medio de decisiones legislativas y ejecutivas, emitió hoy una orden ejecutiva sobre bosques y otras soluciones basadas en la naturaleza.

April 22, 2022

Today, as calls continue to mount demanding bold climate action through legislation and administrative action, President Biden issued an executive order on climate forests and nature-based solutions. The order, which was detailed in a speech celebrating Earth Day, launches a process to define and inventory old and mature forests on federal lands, so that policies are enacted to conserve them, and initiates a nature-based solution assessment to understand nature capital and ecosystems to help in the preservation and conservation of natural places.

17 de abril de 2022

La Oficina Federal de Gestión de Terrenos Anunció que reanudará el arrendamiento para explotaciones de petróleo y gas en terrenos públicos, violando una promesa electoral de acabar con esta práctica e incumpliendo la promesa de reducir las emisiones de efecto invernadero.

15 de abril de 2022

La anual Semana de Parques Nacional regresa del 16 al 24 de abril. El evento celebra los parques nacionales y lugares históricos y anima a todos a disfrutar de los parajes naturales y explorar la historia, cultura y paisajes de estos terrenos y vías acuáticas.

April 15, 2022

The Bureau of Land Management announced today it will resume oil and gas leasing on public lands, violating Biden’s campaign promise to end new oil and gas leasing and locking in new extraction that thwarts his pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.