Gabby Kientzle

Gabby Kientzle (formerly Brown) is the Sierra Club's Director of Federal Communications. She is based in Washington, DC. 

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Walz Administration Ignores Line 3 Threat to Clean Water, Climate, and Communities

St. Paul, MN -- Today, ignoring evidence about the serious threat Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline would pose to Minnesota’s clean water, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)…

GREEN WAVE 2020: THE COLLABORATIVE MEMBER-DRIVEN ELECTORAL EFFORT OF MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATES ELECTION VICTORIES

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Green Wave 2020, a joint project of the League of Conservation Voters, EDF Action, the NRDC Action Fund,  the National Wildlife Federation Action Fund and the Sierra…

TD is Latest Financial Institution to Pledge Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

TD Bank Group released a new climate action plan today, pledging to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its operations and financing activities by 2050. The bank is the latest major…

Engie Drops Rio Grande LNG Fracked Gas Export Deal After French Government Raises Pollution Concerns

French trading firm Engie has reportedly dropped negotiations on a $7 billion, 20-year contract to import fracked gas from NextDecade’s planned Rio Grande LNG export facility near Brownsville, Texas…

Trump Administration Attempts to Fast-Track Destructive Seismic Testing in the Arctic Refuge

Washington, DC -- Today, the Trump administration announced the beginning of a 14-day comment period on a proposal to allow destructive seismic exploration on 450,000 acres of the coastal plain of…

Rio Grande LNG Fracked Gas Export Facility Hits Setback as French Government Blocks Deal for Being Too Dirty

The French government has reportedly stepped in to delay or cancel a $7 billion deal set to be signed by French trading firm Engie to buy fracked gas from NextDecade’s planned Rio Grande LNG export…

All Eyes on MPCA as Judge Ignores Line 3 Threat to Clean Water

St. Paul, MN -- Today, ignoring evidence about the serious threat Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline would pose to Minnesota’s clean water, an administrative law judge issued a determination…

JPMorgan Chase, World’s Biggest Funder of Fossil Fuels, Commits to “Paris-Aligned” Financing

New York, NY -- JPMorgan Chase has reportedly committed to push its clients to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement and work towards global net-zero emissions by 2050. Chase is by far the…

New Report: CRC’s Failure Could Leave California Taxpayers with $900 Million Burden

Sacramento, CA -- A new analysis released today by the Sierra Club shows that the financial failure of California Resources Corporation (CRC) could leave California taxpayers bearing more than $900…

Montanans to Urge Army Corps to Reject Keystone XL Water Crossing Permit

This afternoon, Montanans will join a public hearing teleconference hosted by the US Army Corps of Engineers to register their opposition to a proposed water permit for the Keystone XL tar sands…