MEMO: A Big, Bold CCC is Essential to a Green Recovery
We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to put America back to work by taking on the climate crisis, stopping the biodiversity crisis, and protecting our natural world, while ensuring all…
Ian Brickey is Associate Director for Federal Communications, working with Sierra Club's Conservation & Outdoors campaign.
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Media Advisory: "What a Bold CCC Means for Our Future" featuring Rep. Joe Neguse
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES Washington, D.C. -- From the environment to youth unemployment, the challenges we face have never been more serious. Rep. Joe Neguse (CO-2) will join Sierra Club president Ramón…
White House Announces Historic Nominee to Head National Park Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the White House announced that President Joe Biden selected Charles F. Sams III to serve as the nineteenth permanent director of the National Park Service. Sams currently…
Sierra Club Celebrates Major Urban Parks Grants Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club welcomed the National Park Service’s announcement of nearly $17 million in grants to support urban parks and green space projects across the country as part…
Sierra Club Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On the one-year anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) becoming law, the Sierra Club called on Congress and President Biden to build on the law’s base and take big…
Sierra Club: We Need a Just and Equitable Civilian Climate Corps
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, environmental groups including Sierra Club and members of Congress gathered at a press conference at the United States Capitol to call for the creation of a…
State Task Force Calls for Expanding Access to Parks, Public Lands for Veterans
Albany, N.Y. -- Today, the New York State Outdoor Rx Task Force released a highly anticipated report on promoting veterans’ mental and physical health through outdoors therapy. The report recommends…
*ADVISORY* Virtual Roundtable of Federal Officials and Experts: "Closing the Nature Equity Gap with Public Transit"
Washington, D.C.-- Members of a coalition of environmental and community organizations working to expand public transit to public lands across the country to increase equitable access to the…
Sierra Club and YMCA of the USA Announce National Partnership
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Sierra Club and YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) are launching a national partnership focused on improving the health and wellbeing of veterans, members of the military, and their…
Sierra Club Statement on President Biden’s Proclamation of June as “Great Outdoors Month”
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, President Joe Biden officially declared June 2021 as “Great Outdoors Month.” The annual recognition began in 1998 and has since expanded into a month-long celebration of…