Ian Brickey is Associate Director for Federal Communications, working with Sierra Club's Conservation & Outdoors campaign.
A group of more than 20 outdoors advocacy organizations, youth and family interest groups, and businesses are urging members of Congress to pass critical legislation to expand access to the outdoors…
ALBANY, NY -- Today, the New York State Division of Veterans’ Services and the Outdoor Rx Coalition announced a partnership to address barriers that prevent veterans recovering from service-related…
Nearly 30 outdoor recreation groups, youth advocacy organizations, and businesses sent a letter to Capitol Hill urging members of Congress to pass an FY22 budget that includes ambitious funding to…
*** Senior Sierra Club policy staff and spokespeople are available to discuss the critical need for investing in urban green space programs. *** Trees and forests are essential for taking on the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Sierra Club and researchers at the University of Utah have published a new study linking exposure to nature and improvements to veterans’ mental health. The study, led…
President Biden’s Build Back Better Act is a once-in-a-generation investment in the effort to tackle the climate crisis. Trees and forests are essential for maintaining healthy communities and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the formation of a departmental task force to review and replace racist and derogatory place names among the country’s geographic…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate confirmed Charles F. Sams III to serve as the nineteenth permanent director of the National Park Service. Sams will be the first Indigenous American to lead NPS…
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen coordination between their two agencies…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, a group of nearly 30 groups including Sierra Club, Blue Star Families, and Y-USA launched the Military Outdoors Coalition. The new group aims to raise awareness…