House DHS Budget Prioritizes Border Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, the House Appropriations Committee marked up its proposed FY21 spending bill. Included in the budget are lines to: Ban federal funding for border wall construction…
Courtney Bourgoin is a press secretary for Sierra Club's Our Wild America campaign. She works and lives in Chicago, IL.
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9th Circuit Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies
SAN FRANCISCO--The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the Montana District Court’s opinion that reinstated Endangered Species Act protections for the Yellowstone region’s grizzly bear…
BREAKING: Appeals Court Rules Trump's Wall Illegal
SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that President Trump’s attempt to circumvent Congress and transfer of $2.5 billion in military pay and pension funds for border…
Community Groups: Trump’s Visit to Border Wall Endangers Arizonans Battling Surging Pandemic
Yuma, AZ— Today, despite a major spike in COVID-19 cases across Arizona, Donald Trump will visit Yuma in an attempt to pivot attention to his border wall project. Yuma has seen coronavirus cases…
Home is Here Coalition: Supreme Court Sides With DACA Recipients, Providing Relief for Immigrant Youth and Their Families
This decision emphasises that for DACA recipients and their families: home is here. Washington, D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court announced a 5-4 ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood…
Trump Administration Advances Unprecedented Stripping of Protections for Wildlife
Washington, DC— Today as the country faces an uprising for racial justice and ongoing pandemic, the Trump administration’s Department of the Interior released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement…
Trump Slashes Protections for Ocean Monument, Pushing Anti-Environmental Agenda during Country’s Crisis
Boston, MA— Today as the country faces an uprising for racial justice and ongoing pandemic, President Trump announced he will effectively eliminate protections for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts…
Culture of Corruption: Sierra Club Secures 43,374 Pages of Dept. of Interior Emails, Meetings and Documents
Washington, DC— The Sierra Club secured over 14,437 documents from the Department of the Interior through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), including call logs, meetings and email communications…
NEW: Trump Admin issues record 30th waiver of federal laws meant to protect people, wildlife and the environment
SOUTHERN BORDER— If putting public safety at risk by accelerating the construction of his vanity border wall during a pandemic wasn’t enough, the Trump administration reached a reckless…
Trump’s Border Wall Would End Jaguar Recovery, Bulldoze Sky Island Mountains
TUCSON, Arizona— The Trump administration’s latest border wall plan, which would wall off the last jaguar migration paths and bulldoze Arizona’s Sky Island mountains, has drawn opposition from…