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Youth, Outdoors Alliance Calls on Congress to Pass Budget and Fund Outdoors Equity

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…

MEMO: Urban Trees: A Tool for Improving Health, Climate, and the Economy

*** 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…

New Study: Outdoor Experiences Improve Veterans’ Mental Health

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…

MEMO: Building Back Better Includes Our Forests and Green Spaces

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…

Interior Launches Process to Review Racist Names for Geographic Features

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…

Charles Sams III Confirmed as Director of National Park Service

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…

Haaland, Buttigieg Announce New Partnership to Increase Access to Pollution-Free Transportation to Public Lands

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…

Veterans Groups, Nonprofits Form New Veterans Health Coalition

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…

Forestry Programs See Major Boost in Build Back Better Framework

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Biden and House Democrats have unveiled the framework for the Build Back Better Act, including the biggest investments in climate initiatives in American history. The…

Lawsuit Challenges Gold Drilling in Sage Grouse Habitat in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada

SACRAMENTO— Conservation groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service to stop exploratory drilling in California’s eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains that threatens an endangered fish and a…