Press Releases

5 de julio de 2019

Una corte federal negó hoy el intento del gobierno de empezar la construcción del muro de Donald Trump usando fondos no autorizados por el Congreso/A federal appeals court today denied the government’s attempt to begin construction of President Trump’s border wall using funds unauthorized by Congress.

July 8, 2019

 

July 3, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court today denied the government’s attempt to begin construction of President Trump’s border wall using funds unauthorized by Congress. The ruling upholds an earlier district court order that blocks the administration from building wall sections along the southern border in New Mexico and Arizona using illegally diverted military funds.

July 2, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC - The Sierra Club has launched ads in Minnesota’s 3rd congressional district praising Congressman Dean Phillips (MN-3) for his vote on H.R. 3055, a government funding package that includes major victories for clean air, clean water, and our public lands. 

July 2, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC - The Sierra Club has launched digital ads in Michigan’s 8th congressional district praising Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (MI-8) for her vote on H.R. 3055, a government funding package that includes major victories for clean air, clean water, and our public lands. 

July 3, 2019

Washington, DC -- As his Administration continues to refuse to disclose the total cost of his campaign-style Independence Day celebration, the Washington Post is reporting that Donald Trump is forcing the National Park Service to divert nearly $2.5 million to cover the costs of the military hardware.

July 2, 2019

Washington DC — Thursday, July 18, a new documentary about the US-Mexico borderlands will premiere at the E Street Cinema, presented by the DC Environmental Film Festival. The film, Ay Mariposa, portrays life on the border, and the struggle of three borderlands residents in the lengthening shadow of the wall.

July 1, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Earlier today, Xcel Energy released its integrated resource plan, or IRP, following a preview in late May. As expected, Xcel included commitments to retire its remaining coal plants a decade earlier than previously stated, and the addition of at least 4,000 MW of solar capacity to Xcel’s system, as well as historic commitments to energy efficiency.

July 1, 2019

GARLAND, TX - This past Friday, the Texas grid operator, ERCOT received a notification from the City of Garland that the Gibbons Creek Generating Station will be retired permanently as of October 23, 2019. 

July 1, 2019

Montana-- Joining across international and sovereign lines, today the Blackfoot Confederacy -- comprised of the Piikani Nation, the Blackfeet Nation, the Siksika Nation and the Blood Tribe -- released a statement opposing the Trump Administration’s attempts to remove Endangered Species protections for grizzly bears in the