March 27, 2020
Today, the Sierra Club joined local residents and the City of Port Isabel in filing a set of lawsuits challenging approvals for three highly polluting fracked gas export terminals in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley.
Press Releases
March 27, 2020
Trenton, NJ - Today, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) responded to a new Federal rule from the Trump Administration, which will promote fossil fuel electricity generation at clean energy’s expense, by opening an investigation into state regulatory options that will protect New Jersey’s clean energy economy.
March 26, 2020
Washington, DC -- Today, former coal lobbyist and current EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that the EPA is suspending enforcement of environmental laws.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
March 26, 2020
Oakland, CA -- Today, the Sierra Club and Sierra Club Iowa issued a statement in support of our colleague Heather Pearson.
Sierra Club President Loren Blackford and Sierra Club Iowa Chapter Director Pam Mackey-Taylor released the following joint statement:
March 25, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the fourth year in a row, the number of coal-fired power plants under development worldwide dropped steeply in 2019, according to a new report released today by Global Energy Monitor, Greenpeace International, the Sierra Club, and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.
March 25, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Senate today passed a stimulus package aimed at alleviating economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The package follows an agreement reached by the White House and Congressional leadership, with funding focused on meeting healthcare, worker and small business needs. The House is expected to pass the legislation by unanimous consent.
25 de marzo de 2020
El Senado Federal aprobó hoy una medida de estímulo económico diseñada para aliviar las consecuencias económicas de la pandemia de CONVID-19.
24 de marzo de 2020
En medio de la pandemia del CONVID-19, el ex cabildero cabildero y hoy administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental, Andrew Wheeler, planea saltarse requisitos de cumplimiento y plazos establecidos para una gama de industrias contaminadoras. Esto causará peligroso aumentos en la contaminación del agua y aire en comunidades vulnerables de todo Estados Unidos.
March 24, 2020
St. Paul, MN -- Today, in response to calls from local advocates to extend the public comment period on a key water crossing permit for Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced an extension of just one week.
March 24, 2020
Washington, DC-- Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration continues constructing the border wall in several states-- using billions of dollars taken illegally from the military budget to fund the projects. To date, the Trump administration has used $18.1 billion for wall construction.