Trump Administration Strips Protections from Wolves
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the latest attack on endangered species, the Trump administration today finalized a rule stripping protections from gray wolves across most of the lower 48 states. The…
Virginia Cramer is the communications manager for the Sierra Club's Our Wild America campaign.
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Sierra Club Condemns Decision to Open Roadless Areas of Tongass National Forest to Logging
ANCHORAGE, AK -- The US Forest Service issued notice for a Final Record of Decision today eliminating the Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest. The decision opens vast swaths of irreplaceable…
Sierra Club on Trillion Trees Executive Order
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Donald Trump later today is expected to sign an Executive Order creating an interagency council to coordinate the U.S.’s participation in the international One Trillion Trees…
Sierra Club Welcomes California’s Focus on Lands, Waters as Climate Solution
SACRAMENTO, CA -- California Governor Gavin Newsom today announced new efforts in the state’s work to combat climate change and protect nature, focusing on the role of lands and waters as climate…
Sierra Club statement on Zogg and Glass Fires in California
OAKLAND-- Two new major fires in California have led to additional deaths, property loss and evacuation orders. The fast growing fires are the latest in what was already a record fire season…
U.S. Forest Service Pushes Ahead to Gut Protections for America’s Climate Forest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite the ongoing and overwhelming COVID-19 crisis, the U.S. Forest Service has not slowed its push to allow a new wave of logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. Today the…
Sierra Club Statement on Western Wildfires
OAKLAND, CA -- Current wildfires burning across California are slowly coming under control and evacuation orders have been lifted in several parts of the state, though not all. Smoke from the…
Dirty Fuel Lease Sales Layer On Risks
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As multiple extreme weather events converge across the country and the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the Trump administration is planning to auction off more than half a million…
Feinstein-Daines Wildfire Bill Would Evade Environmental Laws, Compromise Community Protection
WASHINGTON― Sens. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced legislation yesterday that would fast-track unsustainable logging, increase wildfire risk and jeopardize community…
Sierra Club Condemns Trump Administration’s Continued Attacks on Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Trump administration today released a new proposal that would severely limit critical habitat protections for endangered wildlife. The proposal runs counter to warnings…