Gabby Kientzle (formerly Brown) is the Sierra Club's Director of Federal Communications. She is based in Washington, DC.
New Orleans, LA -- Today, the Department of the Interior received limited industry interest in yet another offshore drilling lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. The sale offered up all available,…
Juneau, AK -- Today, the Trump administration announced a plan to work with the state of Alaska on a special rule that would undermine protections for millions of acres of pristine, old-growth forest…
In the United States and around the world, the movement demanding divestment from fossil fuel projects that threaten our climate and communities is gaining momentum. Institutions including insurers,…
Washington, DC -- Today, Donald Trump’s State Department released a draft Environmental Assessment of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline’s route through Nebraska.One of the Trump…
Anchorage, AK -- As the Trump administration races to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas drilling, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is considering a…
Today, Mexico proposed a set of standards that, if fully implemented, would cut methane pollution from the Mexican oil and gas sector by nearly half. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is 87…
Farmington, NM -- After deferring a lease sale for fracking in the Greater Chaco area scheduled for March 2018 due to a need for more cultural study and consultation, the Department of the Interior’s…
Washington, DC -- The Trump administration is now officially considering a proposal to allow an oilfield services company to conduct destructive seismic exploration across nearly the entire coastal…
Washington, DC -- This morning, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Kevin McIntyre announced plans to speed federal approvals for proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental groups sued the Trump administration today for opening up more than 78 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to offshore drilling without fully analyzing the risks to…