Press Releases

June 8, 2021

Washington, DC -- Today, President Biden ended negotiations with Senate Republicans on crafting an infrastructure package that meets the needs of the people and country.

In response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement:

8 de junio de 2021

La Casa Blanca incumplió hoy el plazo para la aprobación del paquete de medidas de infraestructura que el secretario de Transporte, Peter Buttigieg, ha calificado de dirección clara para el país.

June 8, 2021

Haines, AK— On today’s 115th anniversary of the Antiquities Act, the Sierra Club called on the Biden administration to prioritize the bedrock environmental safeguard to protect cultural and historical sites, stop mass biodiversity loss, and fight the climate crisis.

Chris Hill, Director of the Sierra Club’s Our Wild America campaign, released the following statement: 

“The Antiquities Act is one of the best safeguards to preserve places with deep cultural, historical and ecological significance.

June 8, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the White House has eclipsed the deadline by which Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the country needed a clear direction for the proposed infrastructure package. Previously, President Biden had set Memorial Day weekend as the deadline for negotiations.

4 de junio de 2021

Esta semana, el Presidente Biden declaró junio como Mes Nacional de la Herencia Migratoria, instando al público a aprender más sobre la historia de comunidades inmigrantes y para resaltar las maneras en que los inmigrantes han enriquecido a nuestro país.

4 de junio de 2021

La administración Biden dio hoy varios pasos para deshacer los debilitamientos del gobierno previo de la Ley de Especies en Peligro.

June 4, 2021

Washington, DC— This week, President Biden declared June National Immigrant Heritage Month, calling on Americans to learn more about the history of immigrant communities and to highlight the ways in which immigrants have enriched our country.

June 4, 2021

Washington, DC— Today, the Biden administration took several actions to undo the previous administration’s gutting of the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA announced the agencies would begin the process to:

June 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, the inaugural Global Grassroots Leaders Climate Summit came to a close after three days of grassroots leaders, representing 30 organizations from 17 countries, convening to discuss the climate issues in their communities and elevate their demands for the US Government and its institutions. During the summit, leaders had a chance to meet with the Senior Advisor to the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, the Development Finance Corporation, the US Treasury Department, and the US Export-Import Bank. Grassroots Leaders also participated in public facing webinars elevating asks on immediately halting US overseas fossil fuel finance, shutting down coal, and encouraging renewable energy finance and just transition.

June 3, 2021

June 3, 2021 – Trans Mountain insurer and Lloyd’s of London syndicate Argo Group has pledged to cut ties with the existing Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline when its current insurance policy expires on August 31, 2021, and to not insure the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.