Natasha Blakely


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Sierra Club Files Joint Lawsuit Against DOGE Over Unjustified Mass Firings of Parks Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates, and Japanese American Citizens League, sued Elon Musk and DOGE over the…

Sierra Club Statement on Appointment of Karen Budd-Falen As Interior Department Associate Deputy Secretary

WASHINGTON, DC – According to an interview with Karen Budd-Falen, the Secretary of the Interior has appointed her as the Interior Department’s Associate Deputy Secretary. Budd-Falen was a deputy…

Interior Department Terminates Committee Identifying Racist and Derogatory Place Names

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Interior Department terminated six committees, including the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names, which was established by former Interior Secretary…

Groups File First Environmental Lawsuit Vs. New Trump Administration, Challenging Illegal Order to Undo Ocean Protections from Offshore Drilling

ANCHORAGE, AK — Today, groups concerned about the threats from offshore drilling filed the first environmental legal challenge against the new Trump administration. One group is challenging an…

Erasing the Names of Women and the LGBTQ+ Community Doesn’t Erase Their Existence

WASHINGTON, DC – As a result of Donald Trump’s broad executive orders restricting the language that federal agencies are allowed to use, the National Park Service has removed references to…

Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation of Brooke Rollins for Secretary of Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Brooke Rollins to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  This confirmation comes amidst trade chaos as Donald Trump levies…

President Trump Prioritizes Petty Personal Obsessions Over Real Concerns of American Families

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, President Trump’s first actions in office included mandates to rescind executive orders from Presidents Biden and Clinton that established or supported programs seeking to…

Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation Hearing for Brooke Rollins’ Nomination as Secretary of Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry held hearings on the nomination of Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture. Rollins previously held…

Biden Signs EXPLORE Act Into Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, President Biden signed the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act into law.The legislation, which passed unanimously in both the House of…

Sierra Club Statement on Interior Department $450M Commitment to Local Parks

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Department of Interior announced that over the next five years the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program will provide $450 million in grants to communities to…