Gabby Kientzle (formerly Brown) is the Sierra Club's Director of Federal Communications. She is based in Washington, DC.
Tacoma, WA -- Today, Tacoma residents will gather to express their opposition to Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) proposed fracked gas facility. PSE, Washington's largest utility, has already begun…
In spite of mounting concerns about threats to Indigenous communities and the global climate, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Crédit Agricole, along with 11 other banks, have doubled down on their…
Washington, DC -- Yesterday afternoon, Ryan Zinke’s Department of the Interior announced the conditional approval of Hilcorp Alaska LLC’s “Liberty” offshore drilling plan in the Beaufort Sea. This…
Washington, DC -- Today, Ryan Zinke’s Department of the Interior denied multiple reports that a Trump political appointee will soon leave the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and…
Washington, DC -- Today, The Hill reported that a Trump political appointee will soon take over as the head inspector general (IG) overseeing investigations at the Department of the Interior. Suzanne…
Today, international financial services company NN Group announced that it will withdraw funding for tar sands pipeline companies including TransCanada and Enbridge, the companies behind Keystone XL…
Today, on Indigenous People’s Day, Honor The Earth, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club, 350 Seattle, Friends of the Earth France, and others launched a campaign calling on JPMorgan Chase, Wells…
Washington, DC -- In a notice set to appear in the Federal Register tomorrow, Ryan Zinke’s Department of the Interior will roll back offshore drilling safeguards issued under the Obama administration…
SAINT PAUL, MN -- Environmental and tribal parties to the Line 3 pipeline permitting case filed requests today urging the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to reconsider their approval of…
Washington, DC -- In a notice set to be published to the Federal Register tomorrow, Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation will repeal a safety measure requiring upgrades to the brakes on rail…