Scott Pruitt Needs to Go Back to Law School
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Fox News last night, Scott Pruitt questioned what authority Congress has given the EPA to reduce carbon pollution, again suggesting he’ll attack the proven scientific and legal…
Trey Pollard was the Sierra Club's national press secretary.
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Trump’s Threat to Abandon Puerto Rico Demonstrates Dereliction of Duty
WASHINGTON, DC - Donald Trump went on an extended twitter tirade against the people of Puerto Rico this morning, tweeting among other things that the U.S. Island was alone responsible…
Automakers Back Bill to Weaken Vehicle Fuel Economy and Emissions Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Fred Upton (MI-6) introduced a bill that will weaken vehicle fuel economy safeguards. The bill is another attempt by automakers to roll back the consumer and…
Sierra Club and Community Partners in Puerto Rico put Resources Raised During Maria Recovery Fundraising Campaign to Work
OAKLAND, CA -- Today, as part of the organization’s recovery and relief efforts after Hurricane Maria, the Sierra Club shipped 1,000 solar lanterns to partner organization Casa Pueblo in Puerto Rico…
Sierra Club “Welcomes” Coal Industry and Rick Perry to Trump Hotel
See the Messages Welcoming the NMA to the Trump Hotelhere, here, and here. A video of the action is available here. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With the coal industry’s lobbying wing paying big bucks to…
Sierra Club: Scott Pruitt’s Schedule Shows He is Not Fit to Serve at EPA
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Scott Pruitt’s schedule is packed with meetings with the fossil fuel industry and chemical companies, according to hundreds of pages of his schedule uncovered by open records…
Trump’s Trade Rep Pick Eclipsed By Hypocrisy of Pro-TPP Cabinet
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to appoint Robert Lighthizer as the next U.S. Trade Representative. Lighthizer joins a proposed cabinet that…
Has Climate Censorship Begun?
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Badlands National Park twitter account starting posting facts about climate change -- only for those tweets to be swiftly deleted, while others from…
Pruitt Ordered to Release Emails; Confirmation Vote Must be Delayed
Oklahoma City, OK -- Today, Judge Aletia Haynes Timmons of the Seventh District Court of Oklahoma ruled that Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, must…
Sierra Club and Allies to Defend Clean Power Plan in Court from Trump Administration’s Attacks
View the Filings Here and Here WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club and a coalition of allies that support the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan and Carbon Pollution…