Senate Votes on Rejection of Trump’s Dirty Power Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Republican-controlled Senate voted against an effort to reject the Trump Administration’s repeal and replacement of the Clean Power Plan. In response, Sierra Club…
Trey Pollard was the Sierra Club's national press secretary.
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Sierra Club Statement on Senate Passage of Budget Deal
Aug 1 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Senate advanced a budget deal that avoids the deep cuts to programs that safeguard public health, clean air, and clean water proposed in the Trump Administration…
Sierra Club Applauds Senate’s Bipartisan Vote to Terminate Trump’s Fake National Emergency
Mar 14 2019
Washington, DC-- Today, in a 59-41 vote, the Senate passed a resolution to terminate Trump’s National Emergency declaration-- days after the House passed the companion measure. Sens. Udall (D-NM) and…
Sierra Club Statement on Democrats Picked for House Select Climate Committee
Feb 7 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi named eight House Democrats to sit on the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, chaired by Representative Kathy Castor. The list includes Reps…
House Climate Hearings Signal Change Has Come to Congress
Feb 6 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, two hearings on the climate crisis were held in the U.S. House of representatives -- the first climate hearings of the new Congress. In fact, today’s events are the first…
Sierra Club Opposes Trump’s Departure from INF Treaty
Feb 1 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, the Trump Administration announced it would withdraw the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia. The INF Treaty is one of the most…
STATEMENT: Trump Shutdown over “Border Wall Boondoggle” Throws Nation into Uncertainty
Dec 21 2018
WASHINGTON, DC - Just one week after Donald Trump declared that “I am proud to shut down the government" in order to secure taxpayer funding for a racist, useless, and destructive border wall he has…
Ryan Zinke Sent Packing on the Horse He Rode In On
Dec 15 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Prompted by more than a dozen investigations into his behavior and actions -- including one that has been sent to the Department of Justice -- Donald Trump announced that Ryan…
Sierra Club Statement of Support for Organizing Drive at Tesla’s Buffalo Solar Factory
Dec 14 2018
Buffalo, NY -- After workers at Tesla’s Buffalo Solar Factory reached out to the United Steelworkers (USW) about organizing a union, USW and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers…
Wednesday, Nov 7: Environmental Organizations to Hold Press Briefing Following Election Results
Nov 5 2018
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, November 7, environmental organizations that have been working heavily in the 2018 election cycle will host a press conference to discuss their electoral activities…