Courtney Bourgoin


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MEMO: Border Wall Construction Accelerates during Global Pandemic

As the country faces a global pandemic, the Trump administration is ramping up construction of its border wall in the Southwest— at the detriment of wildlands, towns and health care workers who are…

Sierra Magazine: A Glimpse at Highlights from the Latest Edition

Oakland, CA— Sierra magazine’s May/ June edition is now on newsstands and arriving at subscribers’ homes. The current issue focuses on the structural problems afflicting American democracy, and…

Pendley’s Reappointment Reveals Anti-Environment Agenda Continues during Pandemic

Washington, DC-- Today, Secretary of the Interior Bernhardt officially extended the Bureau of Land Management Acting Director Pendley’s appointment until June 5, 2020.   In response, Lena…

New Court Documents Reveal Border Wall Costs Up to $100M per Mile, New Wall Construction Projects Slated to Begin During Pandemic

Tucson, AZ— This week, the Sierra Club obtained documents from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court— which is hearing two separate challenges about Trump’s use of military funds for border wall construction.…

Conservation Groups Launch New Challenge to Elk Feedgrounds

JACKSON, Wyo. — In a lawsuit filed in District Court today, a coalition of conservation groups allege that, contrary to explicit direction in 2018 to the United States Forest Service from the United…

Border Wall Budget Should Be Redirected to Public Health Crisis

Washington, DC-- Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration continues constructing the border wall in several states-- using billions of dollars taken illegally from the military…

Paintballing Grizzlies: A Dangerous Approach for People and Wildlife

Helena, MT— Last week, the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Department announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior has approved paintballing by the public to haze grizzly bears, a threatened…

Sierra Club, ACLU and SBCC Challenge New Border Wall Funds Transfer

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union, Sierra Club, and Southern Border Communities Coalition today filed a new lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s transfer of an…

Trump Administration Again Tosses Out Science to Favor Polluters

Washington, DC-- Today, the Hill reported that Interior Secretary Bernhardt will move forward a contested proposal to eliminate requirements for the agency to consider science on public health, the…

Trump Administration Water Giveaway Reeks of Corruption, Hurts Californians

Bakersfield, CA— Today, reports suggest that Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Bernhardt will officially grant a permanent contract to Westlands Water District to divert water from California’s…