Press Releases

Rio Grande Valley Communities Tell FERC to Reject Rio Grande LNG’s Carbon Capture Facility Proposal at Public Meeting

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NEW REPORT: How North Carolina Can Achieve Its Clean Transportation & Climate Commitments

Today, in the midst of National Drive Electric Week, the Sierra Club, Clean AIRE NC, NC League of Conservation Voters, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, NC Conservation Network and the NC Justice Center released a report of independent modeling and analysis of the state of North Carolina’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure and the significant benefits of the state transitioning away from fossil fuel vehicles to electric ones.

Victoria para las Comunidades Más Castigadas por la Contaminación: Permiso para Contaminar Eliminado de la Financiación Federal

Los senadores Manchin y Schumer anunciaron que la propuesta del primero de debilitar los requisitos de permisos federales contenidos en la Ley de Política Ambiental Nacional (NEPA) han sido eliminados de la propuesta de ley de financiación del gobierno federal.

Victory for Frontline Communities: Dirty Permitting Side Deal Stripped from Government Funding Bill

Washington, DC – Senators Manchin and Schumer have announced that Manchin’s proposed provisions to gut federal permitting requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) have been removed from the must-pass government funding bill set to be voted on this evening. 

Sierra Club Celebrates Launch of VA Outdoor Recreation Task Force

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the launch of the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans, with the goal of reporting on and making recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for veterans.

New Study Shows Idaho Power is Undervaluing Rooftop Solar

BOISE, ID — A new independent study published by Crossborder Energy shows Idaho Power undervalued customer-owned rooftop solar in its

Sierra Club in Solidarity with Freight Rail Workers

In response to the ongoing labor negotiations between freight rail workers and the railroad companies, the Sierra Club is in solidarity with the more than 100,000 rail workers negotiating for safer and better working conditions, including changes to a strict no time off attendance policy that has made it difficult for workers to choose between working and attending a family member’s funeral, going to the doctor, or taking sick days. 

EPA Prioritizes Environmental Justice through New Office

Today, in a long-awaited step toward prioritizing communities disproportionately impacted by pollution and environmental racism, EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced the agency will create the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, putting this critical issue in its rightful position alongside other EPA program offices.

Sierra Club Celebrates New Federal Committee Promoting Equity in Nature

The Sierra Club celebrates with the White House the signing of the “United States Government Interagency Memorandum of Understanding on Promoting Equitable Access to Nature in Nature-Deprived Communities” by 10 Federal departments and agencies.

Shell Abandons Driftwood LNG After Tellurian’s Failed Billion Dollar Bond Sale, Project Now On Shaky Grounds

Calcasieu Parish, LA - Today, news broke that Shell and Vitol dropped their investments in Tellurian Inc’s Driftwood LNG, one of the largest fracked gas export terminals proposed in Southwest Louisiana (SWLA). Shell’s announcement comes just days after Tellurian Inc.’s failed $1 billion bond sale, plunging stock in the project by 24%.