Sierra Club: Congress Needs U-Turn on Fire
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed Rep. Westerman’s “Resilient Federal Forests Act,” a piece of legislation that would make clear-cutting forests significantly easier…
Virginia Cramer is the communications manager for the Sierra Club's Our Wild America campaign.
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Sierra Club to Congress: Open the Outdoors for our Kids
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks will hold a hearing today focused on encouraging the next generation to visit national parks. The hearing…
Another Arctic Refuge drilling advocate moves closer to joining Team Trump
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE * BRAIDED RIVER * CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY * DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE * EARTHJUSTICE * LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS * SIERRA CLUB * THE WILDERNESS SOCIETYWASHINGTON, DC…
Zinke Attacks Public Lands for All
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A leaked copy obtained by the Washington Post of Interior Secretary Zinke’s secret recommendation on national monuments shows the Secretary hopes to strip protections from…
Sierra Club Statement: House Hearing on Anti-Wildlife Bills
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House Natural Resources Committee today will take up a series of anti-wildlife and endangered species bills. The extreme bills undermine the role of science in endangered…
Sierra Club Applauds New National Monuments, Commitments to Increase Diversity in the Outdoors
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Sierra Club praised news today that President Obama will designate new national monuments recognizing the country’s civil rights history. The Reconstruction Era, Freedom…
Sierra Club Pans Trump’s Park Donation Publicity Stunt
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- According to news reports, Donald Trump has donated his first quarter salary of just over $78,000 to the National Park Service. The move comes after Trump proposed slashing the…
Sierra Club Response: Sec. Zinke on Indian Affairs Priorities
WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Zinke today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs about the Indian Affairs priorities for the Trump Administration. During the…
Congress Opens Alaska Wildlife Refuges to Extreme Hunting Interests
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a move championed by Rep. Young and Senator Murkowski, the Senate today passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’…
House Opens Alaska Wildlife Refuges, Park Land to Extreme Hunting Interests
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Alaska National Wildlife Refuges Rule. Voiding the rule…