Christopher Schuler


Press Releases


Sierra Club Statement on the Nomination of Oil and Fracked Gas CEO Chris Wright as Energy Secretary

Washington, DC – Today, Donald Trump announced  Chris Wright as his nominee to head the Department of Energy. Wright is the CEO of oil and fracked gas company Liberty Energy.In response to…

Sierra Club Statement on the Nomination of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General

Washington, DC – This week, Donald Trump announced the nomination of Matt Gaetz to serve as United States Attorney General.In response to the nomination, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda…

Lee Zeldin Is an Unqualified, Anti-American Worker Nominee Who Will Sell Out Our Clean Air and Water

Washington, DC – Today, Donald Trump announced Lee Zeldin will be his nominee to lead the EPA. Zeldin, who holds a lifetime LCV score of just 14 percent, voted against critical environmental…

Study Shows Project 2025’s Weakening of Clean Air Act, EPA Enforcement Would Cost Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars

Sierra Club co-authored research reveals the substantial health benefits at stake if a future administration weakens the Clean Air Act and limits regulatory authority of the EPAWashington, DC –…

Broad Coalition of Climate Groups Launch Member Mobilization to Elect Harris-Walz and Other Environmental Champions

Washington, DC — Today, six major environmental, climate, clean energy, and conservation groups, including the Sierra Club, Clean Energy for America, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Action,…

Sierra Club Announces 2024 National Award Winners

Oakland, CA – Twenty-six environmental leaders from across the country are receiving national awards from the Sierra Club this year.The organization’s top honor, the Sierra Club Changemaker of…

Judge Sides with Sierra Club, Rules Trump International Violated Illinois Environmental Protection Act

CHICAGO, IL – Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus L. Wilson ruled Monday that the Trump International Hotel & Tower violated and is in violation of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act…

Sierra Club Celebrates Announcement of $7.3 Billion in New ERA Funding for Clean Energy, Rural Development

Washington, DC – Today, the White House and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it was preparing to release $7.3 billion in Empowering Rural America (New ERA) grants and…

‍‍Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous to Join Dr. Robert D. Bullard on “Journey to Justice” Kickoff in South Alabama on Tuesday

Elba, AL – Two of the nation’s leading environmental leaders, Dr. Robert D. Bullard, Director of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University, and Sierra Club…

Sierra Club Statement on Second Anniversary of the Landmark Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act Climate Law

Washington, DC – Two years ago today, the Inflation Reduction Act—the Biden-Harris administration’s historic investment in climate action, environmental justice, and clean energy—was signed into…