Thursday evening, Hollywood and Silicon Valley came together to celebrate the Sierra Club’s 125th Anniversary Trail Blazers Ball and their tireless work to protect the planet. The San Francisco event honored Shailene Woodley, Yong Jung Cho, LaDonna Brave Bull Allard and Michael R. Bloomberg. Other guests included Jack Dorsey, Michelle Pfeiffer, David E. Kelley, Thomas Middleditch, Kristi Yamaguchi, Darren Aronofsky, and many others. Event details are below.
PHOENIX -- Members of the Gwich’in Nation, who have relied on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for survival for millennia, are traveling from the Arctic across the desert Southwest to raise the alarm about urgent threats facing the Arctic Refuge. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the world’s last untouched wild places. Now, much like public lands across the Southwest, it’s facing the greatest threats in decades.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Mayor Philip Levine issued a new proclamation on Wednesday endorsing a goal of powering Miami Beach entirely with clean and renewable energy.
Miami Beach is among the cities in the United States most endangered by the threats of climate change like rising sea levels, and the measure builds on Mayor Levine’s record of leadership on climate and clean energy in South Florida.
Washington, DC -- Today at 2pm, shortly after the Trump administration formally notified Congress of his intent to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), labor, environmental, and consumer groups will hold a telepresser, laying out a vision for replacing NAFTA with a new trade deal that prioritizes people and the planet over corporations. The groups joining the call are the Sierra Club, AFL-CIO, Public Citizen, and Natural Resources Defense Council, with moderation by the Citizens Trade Campaign -- some of the many organizations that led the successful fight against the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Trump administration notified Congress of its intent to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico. Throughout his candidacy, Trump proclaimed he would “announce” plans to “totally renegotiate” NAFTA on “day one” of his presidency. Today is the 119th day of his presidency.
Annapolis, MD -- Green For All, Free Your Voice, GreenLatinos, Maryland Environmental Health Network, Chispa Maryland of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Dr.
DETROIT, MI – Today, Detroit Edison announced a plan to shutter all remaining coal powered generation in their fleet by 2050 and invest $15 billion in a combination of renewable energy and gas-fired energy generation.
In response, Regina Strong, Director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign in Michigan, released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an executive directive to the Commonwealth’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Air Pollution Control Board that will lead to a strong limit on carbon pollution from power plants through regional cooperation. The Virginia DEQ will now begin crafting plans to develop a program to reduce carbon pollution in the state.
