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Sierra Club Statement on Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales Following the Inflation Reduction Act

Washington, DC – Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced next steps for oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) per provisions outlined in the Inflation…

Sierra Club Statement on the Initiation of Leasing Provisions Following the Inflation Reduction Act

Washington, DC - Today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) outlined next steps for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to take related to oil and gas…

Sierra Club Statement on the Legislative Hearing of the Public Lands and Waters Climate Leadership Act

Washington, DC - Today, the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on the Public Lands and Waters Climate Leadership Act. This bill was introduced last week by…

Legal Agreement Blocks Drilling on 58,000 Acres in Montana, Dakotas Pending New Analysis

Great Falls, MT—Conservation groups and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) yesterday reached a settlement agreement that will prevent new oil and gas drilling on 58,000 acres of public lands in…

Court Rejects Wyoming, Industry Challenge to Biden Administration Postponement of Oil, Gas Lease Sales

WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge in Wyoming affirmed the Biden administration’s decisions to postpone oil and gas lease sales in early 2021, holding that the federal government has broad authority to…

More Than 122,000 Call for Protecting Mature, Old-growth Federal Forests and Trees

Washington, D.C. – Environmental groups delivered more than 122,000 public comments today urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to protect…

Legal Agreement Blocks Oil, Gas Leasing on 2.2 Million Acres in Colorado

Denver, CO — Conservation groups and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management have finalized a legal agreement that will prevent new oil and gas leasing across 2.2 million acres of southwestern Colorado…

Sierra Club Urges House Passage of the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act, which includes the Environmental Justice for All Act, along with provisions to…

Sierra Club Welcomes Emergency Protections for Giant Sequoias

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service initiated an emergency action to protect giant sequoias, in an area covering over 13,000 acres.  In response, Athan…

Sierra Club Encourages Senate Confirmation of Laura Daniel-Davis

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources moved forward Laura Daniel-Davis’ nomination to serve as the U.S. Department of the Interior’s assistant secretary for…