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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Press Releases

Legal Challenge Secures Key Accountability Measures and Air Pollution Reductions at West Texas Gas Plant

Odessa, Texas -- A settlement of a lawsuit challenging unpermitted flaring under the Clean Air Act from the James Lake Gas Plant in West Texas has secured penalties and significant pollution…

Activists Deliver Thousands of Petitions Calling for Stronger Safeguards for Los Angeles County Urban Oil Field

Los Angeles, CA -- This morning, local Baldwin Hills residents and environmental advocates delivered thousands of petition signatures to the LA County Department of Regional Planning calling for…

South Texas Fracked Gas Export Proposals Face Continued Hurdles Despite FERC Approval

Washington, DC -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced federal approvals of three controversial fracked gas export terminals - Texas LNG, Rio Grande LNG, Rio Bravo…

Activists to Deliver Thousands of Petitions Calling for Stronger Safeguards for Los Angeles County Urban Oil Field

Los Angeles, CA -- On Thursday at 11am PT, local Baldwin Hills residents will be joined by environmental advocates to deliver thousands of petition signatures to the LA County Department of Regional…

Federal Environmental Impact Statement for Jordan Cove LNG remains deficient while required permit approvals still missing

[WASHINGTON, DC] -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and fracked gas…

Sierra Club Files Brief in Support of Lawsuit to Shut Down Line 5

Lansing, MI -- The Sierra Club filed an amicus brief with the Ingham County Circuit Court today in support of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s lawsuit seeking to permanently decommission part…

KALAMA METHANOL REFINERY FACES NEW FEDERAL COURT CHALLENGE

Nov. 12, 2019 (Tacoma, Wash.)—Today, a coalition of public health and environmental groups challenged federal approvals for Northwest Innovation Works’ massive fracked gas-to-methanol refinery…

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s California Fracking Plan

SAN FRANCISCO— Conservation groups today sued the Trump administration to challenge its Oct. 4 decision to allow fracking and drilling on 725,500 acres of public lands and mineral estate…

Trump Plans to Open 1 Million More Acres of California Public Land to Drilling, Fracking

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.— The Trump administration today announced a proposal to open more than 1 million acres of public lands and minerals in central California to oil drilling and…

Key Protections for Greater Chaco and Grand Canyon Pass House of Representatives

Washington, DC -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two key conservation measures: the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act (H.R. 2181), which would ban new leasing on federal…