federal-climate-policy

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: 

Study Shows Project 2025’s Weakening of Clean Air Act, EPA Enforcement Would Cost Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars

Sierra Club co-authored research reveals the substantial health benefits at stake if a future administration weakens the Clean Air Act and limits regulatory authority of the EPA

Sierra Club Celebrates Announcement of $7.3 Billion in New ERA Funding for Clean Energy, Rural Development

Washington, DC – Today, the White House and U.S.

Sierra Club Statement on Second Anniversary of the Landmark Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act Climate Law

Washington, DC – Two years ago today, the Inflation Reduction Act—the Biden-Harris administration’s historic investment in climate action, environmental justice, and clean energy—was signed into law.

In recognition of the anniversary, Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous released the following statement: 

New Study Shows Disastrous Effects Project 2025 Would Have on Climate and Public Health

Washington, DC – A new study released today by Energy Innovation, a non-partisan energy and climate policy organization, details the devastating effects the policies found within the 900-page conservative playbook would have on our environment

Sierra Club Statement on $325 Million in Environmental Justice Funding Awarded via EPA’s Community Change Grants Program

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the recipients of the first round of grants awarded through the $2 billion Community Change Grant Program, an Inflation Reduction Act fund that amounts to the single largest investment in environmental justice ever to go directly to communities.

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.

Leading Environmental and Climate Organizations Endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President

Washington, D.C. – Today, four leading environmental, clean energy and climate organizations — the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, the NRDC Action Fund, the Sierra Club, and Clean Energy for American Action (CE4A Action) — endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for President. The Biden-Harris administration has done far more to address the climate crisis and environmental injustice than any administration in our nation’s history.

EPA Announces $4.3 Billion in Inflation Reduction Act Climate Pollution Reduction Implementation Grants

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 25 applicants who will receive Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program implementation awards. The grants will go to state, local, and regional entities on the frontlines of fighting climate pollution.

Sierra Club Condemns U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Fundamental Precedent in Chevron

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning the Chevron doctrine, a long-standing principle that allowed agencies to interpret the laws that they implement—from those ensuring clean air and water, to those governing telecommunications and medical safety—and required courts to defer to their reasonable interpretations.

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.