WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a proposed rule to amend certain aspects of its regulations for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The phased approach to modifying the NEPA regulations would start with three specific changes in Phase 1 to restore certain regulatory provisions from the original 1978 regulations.
As Congress negotiates the details of the final Build Back Better Act, which will move in tandem with the bipartisan infrastructure bill, it’s imperative that any deal must pass the climate test, which means cutting climate pollution in half by 2030, creating good union jobs and a more equitable economy, and delivering on the United States’ international climate commitments ahead of the international climate meeting this November in Glasgow.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With a potential vote looming on the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the U.S. House of Representatives today, the Sierra Club urges members of Congress to vote “no” in order to ultimately get to “yes” on climate. More information about the bipartisan legislation and the Build Back Better Act, including Sierra Club analysis and priorities, are detailed below.
In Response, Sierra Club President Ramon Cruz Released the Following Statement:
PHOENIX, AZ -- As Congress considers the scale of investment in climate, jobs, and justice in the Build Back Better Act, it’s clear that voters in Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s home state of Arizona want climate and clean energy priorities to be fully funded.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled the completed text of its portion of the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill, and it includes $30 billion to replace lead pipes and service lines in our drinking water systems.
WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, thousands of grassroots activists across the country are joining the Sierra Club’s Week of Action to demand Congress pass a big and bold budget reconciliation bill and crucial democracy reforms.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Senate approved the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — a deal that falls short of providing the climate, jobs, care, and justice investments our communities need and deserve. For example, the deal would leave three out of four lead pipes in place and only replace 4% of diesel school buses with clean electric vehicles.
WASHINGTON, DC -- On the heels of a blockbuster Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report detailing prospects for our world’s climate future, new details on a pending $3.5 trillion Senate budget resolution make clear that final passage of the package would be the most significant investment in tackling the climate crisis in U.S. history, putting the country on a path to meet President Biden’s climate action goals of 80% clean electricity and 50% economy-wide carbon emissions reductions by 2030, while delivering 40% of the climate investments to disadvantaged communities.
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Harmful Provisions Must Also Be Removed to Protect our Climate and Communities
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Senators voted to proceed on debating narrow bipartisan infrastructure legislation, a sign of progress that President Biden and Democratic Congressional leadership are working to meet the needs of people in communities across America who are suffering from the increasing consequences of the climate crisis, decades of infrastructure neglect, and systemic inequity.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- New reports reveal that backroom Senate bipartisan infrastructure negotiations have left on the cutting room floor critical investments to clean up toxic water and air pollution from lead pipes and diesel buses, with only meager investments remaining. The state of negotiations are at odds with the President’s commitment to replace 100% of lead pipes and electrify school buses as part of the American Jobs Plan.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, it’s reported that Congressional Democrats will introduce legislation to impose a border tax on imported materials made with a high degree of climate pollution.