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Sierra Club Statement on the Nomination of Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary

Yesterday, Donald Trump announced the nomination of Doug Burgum to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Burgum is the current governor of North Dakota.

Sierra Club Statement on the Nomination of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General

Washington, DC – This week, Donald Trump announced the nomination of Matt Gaetz to serve as United States Attorney General.

In response to the nomination, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement: 

House Republicans Pull Energy and Water Bill at Last Minute, Forge Ahead With Misguided Interior, Environment Appropriations

Washington, DC – Late last night, Congressional Republican leaders canceled a vote on the FY2025 Energy and Water Appropriations bill and pulled the measure from the House floor. Today, the House is considering FY25 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Both bills, ripe with poison pill riders and attacks on unrelated Biden administration climate policies, would make drastic cuts to the EPA and other agencies.

Sierra Club: Congress Should Reject Fossil Fuel Boosters’ Latest Permitting Scheme

Today, Senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso released the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, new legislation that would open up federal lands and waters to more leasing and drilling and unnecessarily rush the review of proposed gas export projects, forcing decisions to be based on flawed, outdated studies.

Sierra Club Statement on Attempt to Overturn White House NEPA Rule

On Friday, a group of Senate Republicans and Independents Manchin and Sinema introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution attempting to overturn a rule, released this spring by the White House Council on Environmental Quality, which would guide federal decision making under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Sierra Club Statement Following Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing on Load Growth

Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing on growth in demand for electric power, citing increased domestic  manufacturing, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), and digitalization.

Sierra Club Celebrates $20 Billion in Clean Technology Financing Made Possible By Inflation Reduction Act

Washington, DC – Today, Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan will visit Charlotte, North Carolina to announce $20 billion in funding will be awarded through two Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund competitions to advance clean technology projects in communities across the country.

Sierra Club Statement: House Republicans Roll Out Latest Push for Corporate Polluter Handouts

Today, House Republicans rolled out a set of bills they plan to vote on as part of a so-called “energy week” next week.

New Report Shows Harsh Economic Reality if Congressional Republicans Repeal Climate Law Tax Credits

Washington, DC – A new report released this week by the Institute for Macroeconomic & Policy Analysis at American University shows that, if successful, Congressional Republicans’ effort to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) clean energy credits would reduce our nation’s GDP by 2 percent.

Sierra Club Endorses Steven Horsford for Re-Election

Reno, NV – Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Steven Horsford for the US House of Representatives for Nevada’s Fourth Congressional District in the 2024 election.

Sierra Club Endorses Susie Lee for Re-Election

Reno, NV – Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Susie Lee for the US House of Representatives for Nevada’s Third Congressional District in the 2024 election.

Sierra Club Endorses Dina Titus for Re-Election

Reno, NV – Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Congresswoman Dina Titus for the US House of Representatives for Nevada’s First Congressional District in the 2024 election.