August 14, 2018
Today, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit claiming the Chicago Trump Tower is violating the Clean Water Act.
Press Releases
August 14, 2018
Baltimore, MD--The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) released finalized water pollution permits for the Chalk Point, Dickerson and Morgantown coal-fired power plants yesterday. The plants have been operating under expired permits since 2014 and the update now requires the plants to install necessary pollution-control measures to reduce dangerous metals that are discharged into the Chesapeake Bay, Potomac and Patuxent Rivers by November 1, 2020. The permits follow EPA guidance but do not completely eliminate the dumping of toxic coal by-product pollutants such as arsenic, selenium and mercury into our waterways.
August 13, 2018
Washington, DC -- During a visit to California today to discuss wildfire, Interior Sec. Zinke not only ignored climate change’s role in worsening wildfire, but actively denied it-- doubling down on calls to open more public forest land to extractive industries.
August 13, 2018
In the space of just one week, legal challenges from clean water advocates led to work stoppages along the entire routes of both the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines.
August 10, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley announced that he intends to hold hearings September 4-6 for Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s extremist Supreme Court nominee.
August 9, 2018
Today, the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) responded to an order to halt construction by proposing they complete 45 miles of construction (bless their little hearts).
August 9, 2018
The Sierra Club has launched an aggressive digital ad campaign in The Reno Gazette Journal calling out Congressman Mark Amodei, who represents Nevada’s second congressional district. Amodei recently voted twice against climate action and clean air.
August 9, 2018
The Sierra Club has launched an aggressive digital ad campaign in NJ.com calling out Congressman Tom MacArthur, who represents New Jersey’s third congressional district. MacArthur recently voted repeatedly against climate action and clean air.
August 9, 2018
The Sierra Club has launched an aggressive digital ad campaign in The Los Angeles Times calling out Congressman Steve Knight, who represents California’s 25th congressional district. Knight recently voted repeatedly against climate action and clean air.
August 9, 2018
The Sierra Club has launched an aggressive digital ad campaign in The Modesto Bee calling out Congressman Jeff Denham, who represents California’s 10th congressional district. Denham recently voted repeatedly against climate action and clean air.