Gabby Kientzle (formerly Brown) is the Sierra Club's Director of Federal Communications. She is based in Washington, DC.
Baytown, TX -- A group of 22 Greenpeace protesters have formed a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas, blocking the transport of oil and gas through the country’s largest fossil fuel…
Washington, DC -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to keep drills out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Introduced by Rep. Jared Huffman, the Arctic Cultural and…
Washington, DC -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bills banning offshore drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and Florida’s Gulf Coast. The Protecting and Securing…
Washington, DC -- A bill introduced in the Senate today would establish the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a wilderness area, permanently protecting it from destructive oil…
San Diego, CA -- A crowd of local activists, joined by representatives from the Gwich’in Steering Committee, Stand.earth, and the Sierra Club, gathered last night outside an oil and gas industry…
Washington, DC -- Joe Balash, former assistant Interior secretary for land and minerals, is reportedly joining a foreign oil company that stands to benefit from Balash’s push to open the Arctic…
Lincoln, NE -- Ignoring concerns from local landowners, Tribes, and environmental groups, the Nebraska Supreme Court today affirmed the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) approval of a route for the…
Washington, DC -- Last night, it was reported that Joe Balash, assistant Interior secretary for land and minerals and driver of the Trump administration’s rushed attempt to sell off the Arctic Refuge…
Sydney, Australia -- The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has joined the growing list of multinational financial institutions that have drawn a hard line against financing for oil and gas drilling or…
Monaca, PA -- In a speech today in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump touted his administration’s support for corporate polluters and efforts to “break up” bedrock environmental protections…