Walz Administration Allows Line 3 Challenge to Continue
St. Paul, MN -- Today, Governor Tim Walz announced that the state’s Department of Commerce will file a motion to reconsider the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approval of final…
Gabby Kientzle (formerly Brown) is the Sierra Club's Director of Federal Communications. She is based in Washington, DC.
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Legislation Would Block Destructive Arctic Refuge Drilling
Washington, DC -- A bill introduced in the House of Representatives today would repeal a provision in the controversial December 2017 tax bill that opened up the coastal plain of the Arctic National…
BREAKING: Arctic Refuge Spared From Destructive Seismic Testing for the Winter
Today, officials with the Department of the Interior confirmed that destructive seismic testing will not take place in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this winter.…
Texans Speak Out Against Annova LNG Fracked Gas Export Terminal
Brownsville, TX -- Today, Texas residents from Brownsville and nearby communities attended a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) public meeting to speak out against the air pollution…
Trump Nominates Walking Conflict of Interest David Bernhardt to be Interior Secretary
Washington, DC -- Today, Donald Trump announced that he will nominate David Bernhardt to be the Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Before joining Interior as disgraced former secretary Ryan…
Consensus Builds Among International Financial Institutions: Arctic Refuge Drilling is a Bad Bet
In its newly released 2018 Sustainability Report, National Australia Bank has ruled out financing for drilling in the Arctic Refuge. “As an outcome of the oil and gas sector review we will not…
ICYMI: Wells Fargo Seeks to Profit from Climate Destruction
According to disclosures submitted to the non-profit CDP and reported yesterday by Bloomberg, Wells Fargo sees the climate crisis as an opportunity to make more money. “Preparation for and response…
Environmental Groups Challenge Key Permit for Ohio Petrochemical Plant
Columbus, OH -- The Sierra Club and partner organizations filed an appeal today challenging a key permit for a massive proposed petrochemical facility known as an “ethane cracker” in Belmont County.…
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Still All Talk and No Action on Climate
New York, NY -- Today, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink published his annual letter to CEOs. In this year’s letter, he describes an “increasingly fragile” global landscape and a need for corporations to be…
While American Families Suffer Shutdown Consequences, Trump Recalls Workers to Fast-Track Offshore Drilling
Washington, DC -- Today, Bloomberg News reported that the Trump administration is ordering dozens of federal employees back to work in order to fast-track plans to sell off America’s public waters…