Press Releases

January 16, 2024

The recently introduced House Outdoor Recreation package, Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, co-sponsored by Reps. Bruce Westerman and Raúl Grijalva, is a bipartisan win for outdoor access. The House will engage in markups for the bill tomorrow.

January 12, 2024

Salt Lake City, UT – In a win for west side students, community members, and clean air advocates, this Tuesday, the Guadalupe School was awarded funding for four electric school buses as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda. The new buses will replace the school’s current diesel fleet, reducing school bus emissions and pollution in the surrounding neighborhoo

January 12, 2024

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency opened the rulemaking for its Waste Emissions Charge regulation, designed to achieve important methane pollution reductions from the oil and gas industry as quickly as possible. The charge is a component of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program established through the Inflation Reduction Act. The announcement will now kick off a 60-day comment period.

January 12, 2024

In a critical step to ensuring that the Martin Lake coal plant must reduce its harmful pollution, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s designation that two rural East Texas counties do not meet national air quality standards for sulfur dioxide.

January 11, 2024

Washington, DC — Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a virtual public hearing to collect comments on their proposal to authorize California’s waiver to allow implementation of the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) program. The ACCII standards protect public health, consumers, and the environment by gradually phasing out the sale of new gas cars.

January 11, 2024

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) rejected Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Building Electrification proposal today, dealing a major blow to the state’s climate goals and environmental justice efforts. This comes on the heels of a proposed budget that slashes funding for equitable building decarbonization.

January 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - Former Congressman Tom Suozzi (D) today won the endorsements of the Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, the NRDC Action Fund, and the New York League of Conservation Voters Federal Fund in the special election to represent New York’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House. The groups cited Suozzi’s extensive pro-environment voting record and his track record of delivering environmental wins for his district.

January 10, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, the Sierra Club launched a new audio series that explores the stories of people across the United States working to protect lands and waters and expand access to nature.

January 10, 2024

Yesterday, the EPA proposed to move forward with a Trump-era policy that narrows the scope of what the agency can examine when they review air operating permits, reducing the depth and quality of EPA’s review of air permits.

January 10, 2024

Journalists invited to attend event from 12-2 p.m. on Wednesday 1/17 in Capitol Visitor Center