Press Releases

New Lawsuit Launched Against Mountain Valley Pipeline

Conservation groups today launched a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP)

Sierra Club Sues Trump Administration for Letting Automakers Off the Hook to Pay Less to Pollute More

In a lawsuit filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council are challenging a final rule issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last month that lowers the penalties for automakers failing to meet the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.

Trump to Visit Petrochemical Hub That Threatens to Turn the Ohio Valley into Another “Cancer Alley”

Shell’s facility is one of five proposed for the region that would put health, safety, and clean drinking water at risk

Trump Extinction Plan Guts Endangered Species Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, against a backdrop of recent reports of global mass extinction, the Trump administration released final regulations weakening the Endangered Species Act, the nation’s most effective tool in saving wildlife from extinction.

Tom Perez Needs to Stop Looking for Excuses and Hold a Climate Debate

Washington, DC -- Today, it was revealed that DNC Chairman Tom Perez has submitted a resolution to yet again block a climate debate from happening. This comes after the DNC reversed course and agreed to a vote at the DNC executive committee meeting later this month. 

Trump EPA Continues Attack on Bedrock Environmental Protections

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under Donald Trump’s direction, announced a proposed rule that would drastically undermine the bedrock protections set forth in the Clean Water Act

Ignoring Public Opposition and Significant Risk, Morgan Stanley Fails to Rule Out Support for Arctic Refuge Destruction

In a new policy statement released today, Morgan Stanley made minor updates to its criteria for financing fossil fuel projects but failed to rule out funding for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

BLM Must Reject The Proposed Expansion of Pollyanna No. 8 Active Coal Mine

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- A coal mining company recently submitted an application to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to expand the existing Pollyanna No. 8 active coal mine across “270 acres of additional Federal coal reserves located approximately 2 miles east of the town of Spiro, Oklahoma.” It is estimated that this mine expansion, requested by Georges Colliers, Inc. (GCI), could unearth over one million tons of pollution-causing coal, enough to fill an enormous freight train stretching from Tulsa to Oklahoma City. 

El Sierra Club Urge Actuar tras la Publicación de Informe de la ONU sobre Preservación de Terrenos

El Panel Intergubernamental sobre Cambio Climático de la ONU emitió hoy un reporte especial sobre los impactos climáticos que ya se ven en los terrenos del planeta y la importancia de mejorar la gestión y protección de esos terrenos para atacar la crisis climática.

Climate Stewardship Act Makes Lands Part of Climate Solution

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Senator Cory Booker today introduced the Climate Stewardship Act. The legislation, endorsed by the Sierra Club, calls for the planting of billions of trees, improved conservation practices on working lands, grants for renewable energy and energy efficiency on our nation’s farms, and wetland preservation. It is sponsored in the House by Rep. Deb Haaland.