Courtney Bourgoin, courtney.bourgoin@sierraclub.org
California-- Today, the Biden administration announced that its Department of the Interior will not go forward with an eleventh-hour Trump-era plan to eliminate millions of acres of protections for California’s deserts within the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP).
In response, Jenny Binstock, Senior Campaign Representative for Sierra Club’s Our Wild America Campaign in California, released the following statement:
“We are thrilled the Biden administration has chosen to keep the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan intact. This plan represents a long-fought, collaborative effort to bolster conservation and clean energy in California.
“Keeping these safeguards means that the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan will continue to serve as a landmark model for balancing conservation, recreation, and renewable energy development. We look forward to working together with this administration and communities to ensure we are meeting clean energy goals, advancing conservation priorities, and securing more permanent protections for California’s cherished desert lands.”
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.