March 1, 2022
Washington, DC – Tonight, President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address.
In response, Sierra Club President Ramon Cruz released the following statement:
Press Releases
28 de febrero de 2022
Un reporte bilingüe del Sierra Club detalla cómo las dos plantas térmicas de gas fósil que Xcel opera en Denver —Arapahoe y Cherokee— contribuyen a injusticias ambientales en el área metropolitana.
IPCC climate assessment shows urgent need for climate action around the world and at home in Indiana
February 28, 2022
As one of the worst states in the U.S. for carbon pollution, Indiana is critical to creating climate solutions.
February 28, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today climate action supporters, including parents, youth advocates, public health experts, and others representing the broad coalition in support of the Clean Air Act gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court to speak out against coal companies and far-right politicians’ attempt to roll back decades of progress in fighting the climate crisis. Showcasing wide-ranging support for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards to reduce carbon pollution, the event coincided with oral arguments before the Supreme Court in West Virginia v.
February 28, 2022
DALLAS, TEXAS -- Today, a coalition of environmental justice advocates, representing organizations across North Texas – including Lane Plating Community Advisory Group, Southern Sector Rising, Downwinders at Risk, Midlothian Breathe, Liveable Arlington, and the Sierra Club – sent a letter to Dr. Earthea Nance, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Regional Administrator for Region 6.
28 de febrero de 2022
El Panel Intergubernamental sobre Cambio Climático (PICC) de la ONU emitió hoy su Sexto Informe de Evalución del Grupo de Trabajo en el que detalla los costos y consecuencias de la crisis climática, incluyendo salud pública, desplazamiento poblacional, inseguridad de agua y alimentos, además del potencial y límites de la adaptabilidad a la crisis climática y mantener el calentamiento de la atmósfera a solo 1,5 grados centígrados.
February 28, 2022
EL PASO, TEXAS / LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO – On Friday, a coalition of environmental and community groups filed a motion to intervene in Texas’s challenge to the EPA's designation of El Paso County as being in nonattainment under the 2015 ozone standard for air quality.
February 28, 2022
*** Senior Sierra Club policy staff and leadership, along with grassroots volunteers, are available to discuss the urgent need for meaningful action on historic investments. ***
February 27, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report 6 Working Group 2 (WG II) released its new report spelling out the costs and consequences of the climate crisis, including public health, displacement, food and water insecurity, as well as the potential and limits in adapting to the climate crisis and keeping global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
25 de febrero de 2022
El Presidente Biden anunció hoy que la jueza Ketanji Brown Jackson es su nominada a la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos. Una vez confirmada, la jueza Jackson ocupará la vacante del magistrado Stephen Breyer cuando se retire al final de este ciclo judicial.