Virginia Cramer


Press Releases


Stop the Expansion of Homestead Air Reserve Base

MIAMI—Today, seven national and regional organizations delivered a letter to President Joe Biden requesting his intervention to halt any actions by the US Air Force that could lead to the…

Sierra Club Mourns Loss of Adam Kolton

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sierra Club issued the following statements on the passing of Adam Kolton, executive director of Alaska Wilderness League.  “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Adam…

Sierra Club Cheers Park Service Additions of Underground Railroad Sites

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff today announced the addition of 16 new sites to the National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network…

Sierra Club Welcomes Passage of COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. --  Led by Sen. Mazie Hirano, Congress today passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to speed review of hate crimes and expand reporting efforts. Passage comes amidst an increase in…

Sierra Club Praises Haaland’s Secretarial Orders on Climate, Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. --  Interior Secretary Haaland today issued two executive orders prioritizing action on climate change and revoking Trump administration policies promoting fossil fuel…

Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program Review: Comment Period Closes Today

WASHINGTON, D.C.--  Today marks the end of a public comment period on the Biden Administration’s pause and review of the federal oil and gas leasing program.  The comment period brought an…

200 Groups to Biden: Align Federal Fossil Fuel Programs With U.S. Climate Goals

WASHINGTON—More than 200 climate, Native American, religious, business and conservation organizations today called on the Biden administration to do a comprehensive environmental review to align…

Conservation Groups Ask Court to Reinstate Protections on 3.4 Million Acres of Critical Northern Spotted Owl Habitat

PORTLAND  — Conservation groups in the Pacific Northwest filed a legal challenge to reinstate federal protections on more than 3.4 million acres of federal old-growth forests, which are…

Sierra Club Welcomes Haaland as Secretary of the Interior

WASHINGTON, D.C. --  The Senate today confirmed Deb Haaland to lead the Department of the Interior. Haaland is the first Native American to hold a cabinet position.  The Department of the…

Sierra Club Welcomes Save Oak Flat Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Rep. Grijalva introduced the Save Oak Flat Act to permanently protect the Oak Flat area of Tonto National Forest from destructive mining proposals.  In response Sierra…