Washington, DC -- On December 11th, President-elect Joe Biden introduced Tom Vilsack as his intended nominee for Secretary of Agriculture.
In response, Sierra Club Acting Our Wild America Director Chris Hill released the following statement:
“It is critical that President-elect Biden’s cabinet be filled with nominees who will advance bold solutions -- rooted in justice and equity -- at the size and scale needed to address the climate crisis.
“Tom Vilsack has a track record of ignoring environmental injustice, adopting misinformation from the biomass logging industry, aligning with agriculture chemical multinationals, and advocating for increased logging. He is the wrong person to lead the department.
“The Sierra Club strongly encourages President-elect Biden to reconsider his planned nomination for the Department of Agriculture and select a candidate who will center equity and environmental justice in addressing the climate crisis.”
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.5 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.