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Sierra Magazine Welcomes Ms. Green Q&A Column

Oakland CA-- Today, Sierra Magazine launched its new sustainability advice column “Ms. Green,” written by Jessian Choy-- green lifestyle professional, Earth Island Institute board member and fighter…

Trump Administration Vehemently Lying about Environmentally-Disastrous Border Wall

Tucson, AZ-- Today, the Acting Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) William Pendley stated that Trump’s border wall is “addressing the environmental crisis impacting our nation’s most…

Advocates Slam Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s Fish and Wildlife Plan, Citing Dismal Salmon and Orca Populations

Seattle, WA-- Today, at the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NWPCC)’s public hearing on their annual Fish and Wildlife Plan, over 80 advocates from multiple organizations testified-- calling…

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Organizations to Call for Better Fish, Wildlife Plan at Seattle NWPCC Hearing

Seattle, WA-- Tomorrow, advocates from conservation and local organizations will publicly call on the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NWPCC) to include critical protections for orca and…

ADVISORY: Collaboratory to Bring Together Top Women Leaders for Climate Solutions

San Francisco, CA-- Twenty-one women who are leading climate solution efforts across the country will meet at a collaboratory to address pressing environmental and climate challenges, and ways to…

Sierra Club Statement: Bernhardt Heads to Grizzly Country to Talk Bears

Dupuyer, MT--  Tomorrow, Interior Secretary Bernhardt will host a media event with Rep. Greg Gianforte in Dupuyer on the subject of grizzly bear management. The press event comes after Bernhardt…

As Wildlife Disease Tips Scale, Sierra Club Urges WY Phase-Out Feedlots

Jackson, WY-- Late yesterday, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced that chronic wasting disease (CWD) was confirmed in a mule deer in the Wyoming Range mountains. The positive test signals…

Senate Republicans Hand Trump Checkbook for More Border Walls, Militarization and Destruction of Communities and Public Lands

Washington, DC— Today, the Senate Committee on Appropriations passed the Homeland Security Appropriations Act—a budget that include $5 billion more for border walls, funding for 6,800 more…

Senate Shuts Down Trump’s Abuse of Power, Votes to End Fake Emergency

Washington, DC -- Today, the Senate voted to shut down Trump’s national emergency that he declared in February as a mechanism for taking funds from the military budget for border walls. The…

Trump administration agrees to consider climate impacts of oil and gas development after judge invalidates BLM plan

Western Environmental Law Center, Wilderness Workshop, Western Colorado Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Sierra Club recently won an important victory in Federal District Court.…