Press Releases

15 de febrero de 2022

Una coalición de más de 70 grupos ambientales lanzó la llamada Campaña de Bosques Climáticos (Climate Forest Campaign), instando a la administración Biden a que actúe ejecutivamente para proteger los bosques ancestrales y árboles maduros, los cuales son cruciales en la lucha contra el cambio climático.

February 15, 2022

Conserving our remaining older forests and trees on federal public lands is one of the country’s most straightforward, impactful, and cost-effective climate solutions. If the Biden Administration is going to lead in solving the climate and biodiversity crises, it must protect these carbon critical climate forests and set an example for the world. Along with over 70 groups that support the Climate Forests Campaign, Sierra Club calls on the Administration to enact a strong, lasting rule that protects old and mature trees and forests across federal lands as a cornerstone of US climate policy.

February 15, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday, the Biden administration announced a significant cross-agency initiative to lower industrial carbon emissions, support environmental justice, and create clean manufacturing jobs.

February 15, 2022

Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that Louisiana environmental officials began investigating the cause of a massive methane cloud that was spotted in late January on satellite imagery. Louisiana officials suspect the source of the methane plume is from a gas pipeline leak owned by either Kinder Morgan, Energy Transfer, or Boardwalk Pipelines, though none of these companies are claiming the incident.

February 15, 2022

Oklahoma City, OK -- A new report published today by the Sierra Club identifies key lessons to be learned from 2021’s Winter Storm Uri, which left over seven hundred people dead and caused approximately $200 billion in damages.

February 15, 2022

New Orleans, LA -- A new report published today by the Sierra Club identifies key lessons to be learned from 2021’s Winter Storm Uri, which left over seven hundred people dead and caused approximately $200 billion in damages.

February 15, 2022

Kansas City, KS -- A new report published today by the Sierra Club identifies key lessons to be learned from 2021’s Winter Storm Uri, which left over seven hundred people dead and caused approximately $200 billion in damages.

15 de febrero de 2022

Un nuevo reporte publicado hoy por el Sierra Club identifica seis lecciones claves que debemos aprender de la Tormenta Invernal Uri de 2021, la cual causó la muerte de más de 700 personas y unos $200.000 millones en daños.

February 14, 2022

Today at the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board meeting, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) updated the public on the status of two rulemaking petitions to raise oil and gas bonds, stating that it would need more time to produce reports but that the Department is aiming to release the reports in late spring or early summer.

February 14, 2022

AUSTIN, TEXAS -- A new report published today by the Sierra Club identifies key lessons to be learned from 2021’s Winter Storm Uri, which left over seven hundred people dead and caused approximately $200 billion in damages.