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Advocates Rally in Minnesota Against Trump’s Plan to Strip Protection From Wolves as Scores Expected to Testify at Hearing

MINNEAPOLIS, MN— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held its only public hearing on the Trump administration proposal to end federal protection for nearly all gray wolves in the lower 48 states in…

Sierra Club Statement: Customs and Border Patrol Chief Resignation Signals Need for New Vision on the Border

Washington, DC-- Today, following coverage of inhumane conditions in detention camps and the increasingly cruel practices of the Trump administration toward migrants on the US-Mexico border, Trump’s…

TODAY: Sierra Club and Partners to Fight Trump on Border Wall in Federal Court

San Francisco, CA-- Today in federal court, ACLU attorney Dror Ladin will represent the Sierra Club, ACLU and SBCC in arguments against the Trump Administration’s appeal of a preliminary injunction…

Statement: Sierra Club Calls on Congressional Champs to Strengthen Chemical Contamination Response

Washington, DC-- Moments ago, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously passed a package to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals in drinking water and the…

Statement: Lummi Nation Finalizes Tokitae Journey in Washington

Seattle, WA-- This weekend, advocates across Washington gathered in several places to protest the Miami Seaquarium’s capture of the orca Tokitae, who is native to the Salish Sea and sacred to the…

***MEMO*** What’s Next: NGOs Lawsuit against Trump’s national emergency and border wall

Background- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Sierra Club, and Southern Border Communities Coalition won a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration from using military funds…

Utahns Protest Oil and Gas Leasing Near Great Salt Lake

Salt Lake City, UT-- Earlier today, opponents of the Trump administration’s plan to auction off nearly 10,000 acres of public land for oil and gas drilling near the Great Salt Lake protested the…

Sierra Club experts to host training for World Environment Day

LAS VEGAS, NV -- On Wednesday June 5th, the Sierra Club will offer the community a look into the life of grassroots activism. Partnering with local non-profit Happy Earth Market, Sierra Club experts…

NEW Maps Show Continued Rapid Expansion of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer and Elk Areas Across Wyoming

Jackson Hole, WY-- Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal infection in deer, elk and moose, has expanded into Grand Teton National Park and ever closer to Yellowstone National Park in recent years.…

May 31st: Rally to Bring Orca Tokitae Home to Lummi Nation

Miami, FL-- Hundreds will gather in support of the Lummi Nation’s mission to bring their beloved orca, Tokitae, back to her native waters and family in the Salish Sea. The Lummi Nation’s Totem Pole…