Senate Committee Moves Package of Lands Bills
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today advanced a host of public lands legislation including, Restore Our Parks, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Organ Mountains…
Virginia Cramer is the communications manager for the Sierra Club's Our Wild America campaign.
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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Industry Challenge to Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.— The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear the mining industry’s challenge to the 20-year ban on new uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.The National…
Broad Coalition Submitted 800,000 Comments Opposing Trump’s Plan to Weaken the Endangered Species Act Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a broad coalition formally submitted more than 500,000 public comments bringing the total to more than 800,000 comments opposing proposed changes to the regulations…
Hurricane-Impacted Communities, Allies Challenge Factory Farm Pollution Exemption from Federal Emergency Preparedness Law
WASHINGTON, DC – As North Carolina communities grapple with the pollution from industrial pig, chicken, and turkey operations that flooded during Hurricane Florence, community groups and an allied…
House Committee Passes Bills Undermining Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House Natural Resources Committee today passed a suite of bills undermining the Endangered Species Act. The action is the latest in a string of anti-wildlife actions by the…
Grizzlies Saved: Court Stops Trophy Hunt of Yellowstone’s Iconic Bears
MISSOULA, Mont.— Federal safeguards for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears were reinstated today after a judge ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to strip Endangered Species Act…
Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Legal Challenges Will Be Heard in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, a U.S. District court announced that legal challenges to the Trump administration’s move to strip Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments of protections…
Broad Coalition Submitted 800,000 Comments Opposing Trump’s Plan to Weaken the Endangered Species Act Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a broad coalition formally submitted more than 500,000 public comments bringing the total to more than 800,000 comments opposing proposed changes to the regulations…
Sierra Club Celebrates National Public Lands Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tomorrow marks the 25th annual National Public Lands Day, a day to give back to and enjoy our country’s great outdoors. This year’s celebration comes as the Land and Water…
Wyoming judge blocks approval for Alkali Creek elk feedground near Jackson Hole
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Last Friday, September 14th, a Wyoming federal court issued a ruling invalidating long-term approval for a state-run elk feedground on the Bridger-Teton National Forest in the Gros…