February 28, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in a 52-47 vote, the Senate confirmed Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to be EPA Administrator.
Press Releases
February 27, 2019
Mission, TX – Veterans from Sierra Club’s Military Outdoors program will be tent camping on the grounds of the National Butterfly Center from March 5th-12th to protest the border wall, amplify stories of residents of the border and take a stand for communities and lands. The veterans aim to bear witness to the injustices being inflicted on the border communities and amplify the perspectives of Rio Grande Valley residents.
February 27, 2019
Annapolis, MD – Josh Tulkin, Director of the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter, released the following statement regarding the recent news of Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti’s (District 34A) use of a racial slur:
February 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, ahead of the Senate’s confirmation vote of Acting EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler, Sierra Club began running Facebook ads targeted towards Senator Gardner in Colorado, Senator Tillis in North Carolina, Senator Toomey in Pennsylvania, Senator Collins in Maine, and Senator Alexander in Tennessee urging them to vote no on Wheeler’s confirmation.
February 26, 2019
Today, in a 245-182 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to overturn Trump’s emergency declaration that would move funds from critical national security budgets to build border walls. See the Sierra Club’s letter on the resolution.
February 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives decisively passed (363-63) the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47) to protect and invest in America’s public lands. The legislation establishes permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, includes the Every Kid Outdoors Act, and protects more than three million new acres of public land, including the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks, Emery County and Yellowstone Gateway, and the Methow Headwaters Withdrawal.
February 26, 2019
After a more than three decade career defined by climate denial and the promotion of corporate polluters, Mitch McConnell maybe, finally (probably unintentionally) admitted that climate change is a problem. If McConnell finally wants to join the overwhelming majority of Americans and scientists who demand climate action, he has some questions he must answer.
February 26, 2019
This week the Senate is expected to vote on Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation to EPA administrator. In his short time as acting administrator, Wheeler has rolled back or attempted to roll back the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), the Clean Power Plan (CPP), the clean car standards, Waters of the U.S. and methane safeguards -- just to name a few. He’s also proposed a lackluster plan to protect 110 million Americans from contaminated drinking water. Here’s a breakdown by the numbers of what that means for public health:
February 26, 2019
Later this afternoon, Senator John Barrasso will keynote a panel discussion on “The Future of Clean Energy” hosted by the American Action Forum.
February 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the EPA claimed it was shifting its Clean Air Act enforcement away from power plants to focus on reducing transportation pollution from car and trucks.