WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the second year in a row, the number of coal-fired power plants under development worldwide dropped steeply in 2017, led by major declines in China and India, according to a new report released today by Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and CoalSwarm.
Oakland, CA–The Sierra Club Foundation is proud to appoint three new members to its board of directors: City of Atlanta Chief Resilience Officer Stephanie Stuckey, Colorado environmental philanthropist Jill Soffer, and Joel Sanders, a retired attorney and lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. These three new directors offer deep expertise in the areas of urban sustainability, legal ethics, and low-carbon development.
Today, the Department of the Interior hosted what it had touted as the largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in American history. The sale attracted limited industry interest, receiving bids for just 1 percent of the tracts up for auction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, it was reported that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has racked up tens of thousands in taxpayer-funded expenses as he has dragged his extraordinarily large security detail with him around the world.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, at the Heritage Foundation EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced plans to stymy the use of science at the EPA, placing relevant data such as health research off-limits by restricting the agency to only public data. This is a similar strategy tobacco companies have used to conceal the dangers of smoking.
This afternoon, Native American Community members and community groups gathered in front of the Bureau of Land Management State Office to demonstrate opposition to the Trump administration’s handling of public lands decisions in Utah.
Conservation and Alaska Native groups have a green light to hold President Trump accountable to the rule of law.
Washington, D.C. - The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund and the Sierra Club announced today their endorsements of Senator Tammy Baldwin for re-election to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin.
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality held the final public hearing on Virginia’s Carbon Reduction Plan today. At the hearing, participants called for the strongest possible standard to cut Virginia’s carbon pollution from fossil fuel burning power plants. The public hearing was preceded by a press conference held by community members and activists, which was attended by about 50 people.
Phoenix, AZ -- Ryan Zinke had a rough week last week.