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Transfer of Public Lands for Border Wall is An Outrage, Unlawful

Washington, DC-- Today, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced the Trump administration will transfer over 560 acres of public lands to the Army to build roughly 70 miles of border…

Michiganders, Sick From Military’s Pollution, Demand Congress Take Action on Chemical Contamination

Oscoda, MI-- Today, the Air Force’s Wurtsmith Restoration Advisory Board met in Oscoda to discuss environmental remediation plans at Wurtsmith Air Force Base-- a site highly contaminated with per-…

Ahead of 3M, DuPont Hearing on PFAS, Experts Urge Congress Make Polluters Pay

Washington, DC-- Today, at a hearing titled â€śThe Devil They Knew: PFAS Contamination and the Need for Corporate Accountability, Part III,” Congress will hear from corporations responsible for…

Trump Admin to Steal Most Military Money to Date for Border Wall

Washington, DC — The Trump administration announced today it will take $3.6 billion from military construction projects for 11 new border wall projects. Trump announced plans to raid  the…

Sierra Magazine Announces 2019 Ranking of America’s “Cool Schools”

OAKLAND, CA – Today, Sierra, the national magazine of the Sierra Club, released its thirteenth annual “Cool Schools” ranking of North America’s greenest colleges and universities. This year, Sierra…

Groups Slam Trump Border Wall Proposals in South Texas

Rio Grande Valley, TX-- Today, human rights, conservation, and faith-based organizations called for the halt of proposed border wall construction in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley-- a 95-mile â€¦

Trump Admin to Take Money from Military Retirement, Other Programs for Border Wall

Washington, DC— Today, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration plans to transfer funds from several buckets of the military budget— including 401k and pension retirement funds…

Groups Urge Wyoming Game and Fish Commission to Adopt Bear Spray Requirement

Rock Springs, WY-- The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission will meet on July 18th and 19th to decide whether or not to require hunters to carry bear spray in grizzly bear habitat, how to control the…

Statement: Sierra Club Calls for State to Enforce and Expedite Air Force’s Clean up of Chemical Cleanup in Oscoda

Oscoda, MI-- Today, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is holding a public meeting after announcing a non-binding, verbal agreement with the Air Force. Both…

Trump Petitions Supreme Court to Build Border Wall Using Illegally Diverted Military Funds

Washington, DC-- Today, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to lift a district court order permanently blocking the administration from building Trump’s border wall using military funds…