Press Releases

18 de junio de 2020

La Corte Suprema anunció hoy su dictamen (en una votación de 5 a 4) sobre el programa de Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) por el que considera arbitraria y caprichosa la decisión de la administración Trump de rescindir dicho programa migratorio.

June 18, 2020

This decision emphasises that for DACA recipients and their families: home is here. 

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court announced a 5-4 ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program cases, ruling that Trump’s decision to rescind the DACA program was arbitrary and capricious. 

The Home is Here Coalition – representing 100+ organizations across the country – released the following statement: 

June 18, 2020

FERC conditionally approved MVP’s request to extend its controversial fracked gas pipeline into North Carolina

June 17, 2020

NATIONWIDE – Today, Lyft announced a commitment to reach 100% electric vehicle rides by 2030, which could cut 16 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, slash air pollution that exacerbates major health problems, and offer up to $10 billion in savings for drivers.

June 17, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a 73-25 vote, the United States Senate overwhelmingly passed the Great American Outdoors Act on June 17. It now awaits consideration by the House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill would permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, providing funding for conservation and public recreation projects across the country. It would also address the nearly $12 billion maintenance backlog in national parks and other public lands.

16 de junio de 2020

El director ejecutivo del Sierra Club, Michael Brune, y la directora del Capítulo de Georgia, Jessica Morehead, emitieron la siguiente declaración en respuesta al asesinato de Rayshard Brooks, de 27 años, quien fue muerto a tiros por un policía en Atlanta el 12 de junio.

June 16, 2020

Oakland, CA -- Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and Jessica Morehead, Chapter Director of the Sierra Club’s Georgia Chapter, released the following statement in response to the murder of Rayshard Brooks, 27, who was shot and killed by a police officer in Atlanta on June 12, 2020. Throughout the last 2 months,the Sierra Club has firmly condemned police brutality and white supremacy, including the violent, racist killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. In July of 2019, the Sierra Club joined forces with a coalition of environmental justice and national environmental groups to release a just and equitable national climate platform that centers racial, climate and environmental justice to improve the public health and well-being of all communities.

15 de junio de 2020

La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos dictó hoy que los trabajadores LGBTQ están protegidos en virtud del Título VII de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964.

June 15, 2020

SAN DIEGO -- Late last week, the Sierra Club and six other environmental groups won an important case involving the County of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan.

June 15, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that LGBTQ workers are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.