Bluemont, VA -- Sierra Club organizers and various allies will join hands in resisting proposed Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines. The event will feature a prominent member of Virginia’s House of Delegates and speakers from multiple public lands advocacy groups-- all stressing the importance of public lands protections for the state’s economy, wildlife and residents.
KAMAS, UT. -- Local organizers and community members will host a call-to-action event in an effort to fight back a Trump-ordered review of Utah’s national monuments-- Bears Ears and Grand Staircase- Escalante. The evening will feature leaders from Utah Dine Bikeyah, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Sierra Club and members of the community.
Porterville, CA -- On Saturday, Californians will restore trails in the Giant Sequoia National Monument as part of an effort to push back against a Trump-ordered review of the national monuments in the state. The group will finish the day with a hike (2 p.m.- dark) showing the the threat of permanent damage to Giant Sequoias and the surrounding landscape from logging if these areas lose their monument designation.
Las Vegas, NV-- On Saturday, the Sierra Club and several allies will host a press conference and rally urging the Trump Administration to maintain protections on Nevada’s National Monuments and our iconic public lands-- places that are currently under attack by the administration. The event will feature North Las Vegas City Councilman Isaac Barron, Former Las Vegas Band of Paiute Councilwoman Fawn Douglas, and Christian Gerlach of the Sierra Club.
Seattle, WA-- On Saturday, Sierra Club organizers and several allies will rally in support of protection for public lands and Puget Sound. The event comes just days before Secretary Zinke’s national monument recommendations. A change in their designation status could put 27 of the country’s national monuments at risk of drilling, clear cutting and development.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, the National Park Service reversed bans on disposable water bottles in National Parks-- another reversal of an Obama-era environmental policy. The ban originally was placed as an effort to increase the agency’s sustainability efforts and reduce carbon emissions.
In response, Sierra Club’s public lands policy director Athan Manuel released the following statement:
Denver, CO -- Colorado Sierra Club organizers will partner with Patagonia for a “Public Lands Means Business” day, highlighting the importance of the outdoor recreation industry in the state as well as community members’ fight for public lands protection. The gathering will feature live music and guest speakers Luis Benitez, Director of the Governor’s Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, Len Necefer, head of Natives Outdoors, and Christa Nenaber, Patagonia.
Columbus, OH -- Today, the Public Utility Commission of Ohio (PUCO) affirmed its approval of a financial bailout that will force FirstEnergy customers to pay $204 million annually to the company over the next three to five years in order to benefit FirstEnergy Corp and its shareholders.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Trump administration negotiators met behind closed doors with representatives from the Mexico and Canada to begin the first round of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The U.S. public has not been allowed to see or comment on any U.S. textual proposals that may be tabled this week, despite NAFTA’s impacts’ on jobs and wages, air and water, and health. The Trump administration decided to eliminate standard opportunities for stakeholder engagement during this week’s closed-door talks.