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October 20, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Rep. Raul Grijalva unveiled a landmark climate bill that would be instrumental in solving the climate crisis. The Oceans-Based Climate Solutions Act includes provisions that would ban offshore drilling and make it the federal government’s policy to protect 30 percent of public waters by the year 2030, which is a vital component of international efforts to save half the planet by the year 2050.

In response, Athan Manuel, director of lands protection at Sierra Club issued the following statement. 

19 de octubre de 2020

La Corte Suprema comenzó hoy a escuchar argumentos en un desafío al desvío por parte de la administración Trump de $2.500 millones de la nómina y fondos de jubilación del Pentágono para construir el muro fronterizo que el Congreso negó explícitamente.

October 17, 2020

A federal judge in Montana issued an order late Friday invalidating decisions made while William Perry Pendley was serving illegally as head of the Bureau of Land Management. The order applies to three land-use plan revisions in Montana, but raises questions about the legality of other actions taken by the agency under Pendley’s 424-day tenure as de facto acting director.

October 7, 2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom today announced new efforts in the state’s work to combat climate change and protect nature, focusing on the role of lands and waters as climate solutions. Through an Executive Order, Newsom makes California the first state to proactively advance work to protect 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030, a vital component of international efforts to save half the planet by 2050.

September 30, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The House Natural Resources Committee today passed out of committee several important pieces of legislation, including the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act, H.R. 5598, sponsored by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-N.M), the Robert E. Lee Statue Removal Act, H.R. 970, sponsored by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and a bill on the removal of the Albert Pike statue near Judiciary Square, H.R. 4135 introduced by Rep. Eleanor Norton (D-DC).

September 30, 2020

Washington, DC— Today, Interior Secretary Bernhardt sent an email to the agency’s staff stating that William Perry Pendley— who a court ruled has been illegally serving as Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Acting Director— will remain on the Interior Department’s management team.

September 30, 2020

OAKLAND-- Two new major fires in California have led to additional deaths, property loss and evacuation orders. The fast growing fires are the latest in what was already a record fire season for the state.

September 25, 2020

A federal judge has ruled that William Perry Pendley has been serving illegally as head of the Bureau of Land Management.

September 24, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite the ongoing and overwhelming COVID-19 crisis, the U.S. Forest Service has not slowed its push to allow a new wave of logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. Today the agency announced a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) advancing its proposal to eliminate the Roadless Rule in the Tongass, opening vast swaths of irreplaceable old-growth temperate rainforest to clearcut logging. 

8 de septiembre de 2020

Donald Trump mintió hoy sobre su historial ambiental y de conservación. En 2017, la administración Trump publicó su plan de cinco años de explotaciones petroleras, el cual incluyó abrir las costas de Florida a las perforaciones. Además, el presupuesto de este año fiscal de Trump dedica solo $63 millones a la restauración de los Everglades.

August 31, 2020

Washington, DC— Today, the Trump administration proposed gutting protections for national forest lands— granting easier access to the fossil fuel industry for drilling and fracking on the landscapes.

28 de agosto de 2020

"Donald Trump es el peor presidente de la historia para la limpieza del aire y el agua, la salud pública y el clima. Es una vergüenza nacional su descarada celebración en un parque nacional como si fuera una fiesta mientras las familias del país confrontan las realidades de la crisis climática que él mismo ha exacerbado. Tenemos que reemplazarlo con Joe Biden”.