WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House Natural Resources Committee voted on Rep. Pete Stauber’s “Alaska’s Right to Produce Act,” a bill which would reinstate oil and gas leases in the Arctic Refuge that the Department of the Interior identified as having serious legal deficiencies. President Biden canceled those leases in September.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Department of the Interior debuted plans to increase Tribal co-stewardship of public lands and waters in the United States, among other efforts to strengthen nation-to-nation consultations with Tribes and protect public lands across the county.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it will protect the wolverine population in the lower 48 states as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a decision that will provide this rare wilderness species with new legal protections and programs for recovery.
Washington, DC – Norman Lear has passed away. A longtime advocate for the environment and the founder of People For the American Way, Lear was 101.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report released this week by the Endangered Species Coalition lays out success stories of wildlife conservation and options for saving imperiled species in the future. The new report, Ten Stories of Hope: The Endangered Species Act at 50, highlights ten case studies of successful efforts to protect and recover imperiled fish, birds, plants and mammals across the United States.
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BOSTON, MA. – Today, Mass Power Forward — a coalition of over 200 environmental leaders, community organizations, clean energy businesses, and more — hosted a lobby day in support of five key pieces of climate legislation. Over 200 coalition members met with nearly 50 legislators, either in person in their district or virtually, over several days. The coalition’s five priority bills, organized by committee, are:
Joint Committee on Public Health
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – On the United Nations’ Climate Conference of the Parties (COP28) Transportation Day, December 6, the Sierra Club is calling on the Biden administration to adopt strong clean vehicle standards to advance the U.S. away from polluting cars, trucks, and buses.
Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.-44) and the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) co-hosted a press conference today on the steps of the Capitol Building to highlight the strong bipartisan support for the Outdoors for All Act, which Sierra Club executive director Ben Jealous also attended.
Letter comes amid reports that talks between U.S. and EU have stalled