May 7, 2018
On Saturday, May 12, the Grassroots Green Homes initiative will officially kick-off in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, helping residents reduce energy burdens by increasing energy efficiency in their homes.
Press Releases
May 7, 2018
Hundreds will gather in support of the Lummi Nation’s mission to bring their beloved orca, Tokitae, back to her native waters and family in the Salish Sea. Tokitae is the last living killer whale taken from Penn Cove in the Salish Sea 47 years ago, and remains in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium.
May 7, 2018
Hundreds will gather in support of the Lummi Nation’s mission to bring their beloved orca, Tokitae, back to her native waters and family in the Salish Sea. Tokitae is the last living killer whale taken from Penn Cove in the Salish Sea 47 years ago, and remains in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium.
May 7, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sierra Club has secured over 24,000 pages of EPA emails, calls logs, and documents which expose the culture of corruption in and around Scott Pruitt at the EPA through successful litigation under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
May 7, 2018
According to reporting by Axios, Donald Trump isn’t happy about all of the negative press Scott Pruitt’s been getting. A source close to Trump told Axios that the president raised the fact that a member of Pruitt’s press team has sought to sell negative stories about Interior secretary Ryan Zinke in conversation and said, "That's not good."
May 4, 2018
DES MOINES, IA -- Today, SF2311, the controversial bill gutting energy efficiency programs and reducing regulatory oversight for the Iowa’s electric utilities, became law with Governor Reynolds signature. Consumer advocates say the new law will significantly increase costs for electricity customers. The law prompted widespread opposition from Iowa families and businesses.
May 4, 2018
This week, the U.S. government fined Enbridge $1.8 million over the Canadian pipeline company’s failure to meet inspection deadlines for a number of its oil pipelines running through the Midwest. The inspections were required as part of a settlement following Enbridge’s disastrous 2010 tar sands pipeline spill in Kalamazoo, Michigan, which spilled more than 1 million gallons of oil and cost more than $1 billion to clean up.
May 4, 2018
AQMD Votes To Regulate Pollution Sources From Warehouses, Railyards Today the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) board proved that Southern California does not have to choose between our health and economy by supporting a rule to regulate the air quality in communities that are plagued by indirect sources of pollution like warehouses and railyards.
May 3, 2018
Washington, DC -- Today, it was reported that federal prosecutors have charged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn for conspiring to mislead regulators over its emissions cheating scandal. It is estimated that the 11 million cars worldwide that were equipped with so-called “defeat devices” could be causing as much air pollution as 20 coal plants every year.
Volkswagen is also one of the automakers that has worked behind the scenes with companies such as Ford to roll back the clean car standards.
May 3, 2018
San Diego, CA -- Today, the San Diego chapter of the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Mike Levin for California’s 49th Congressional district.
"Mike Levin's past efforts and plans for Congress prove he's the environmental champion we need," said Sierra Club Vice President Susana Reyes. "The Sierra Club is proud to endorse Mike for Congress, and we will mobilize our members to make sure he's elected."