Press Releases

July 6, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Donald Trump’s EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, attempted to discredit the Clean Water Rule by pressuring his agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to dispute their own 2015 economic analysis of the rule.

 

In response, Dalal Aboulhosn, Sierra Club’s Deputy Legislative Director for Land and Water, released the following statement:  

 

July 6, 2017

ATLANTA, GAEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt was in Georgia today with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for a “Back to Basics Tour,” in the wake of Pruitt’s decision to get rid of the federal Clean Water Rule—a bedrock protection against dangerous pollution contaminating America’s waterways and drinking water supplies.

 

This short-sighted, horrible decision once again puts polluters’ profits above Georgia’s public health.

 

July 5, 2017

Washington, DC -- Today, Mike Pence’s office confirmed that the commissioned established to investigate Donald Trump’s thoroughly debunked claims that 2-3 million Americans voted illegally in the 2016 election will run the state voter files previously requested against federal database to check for “fraudulent” registrations. Voting experts note that this is certain to produce thousands of false positives, which this administration could use to spread its made-up claim of mass voter fraud.

July 5, 2017

Denver, Colorado -- Today, joined by Governor John Hickenlooper and Mayor Michael Hancock, Emerald Exposition announced that Denver has landed the largest outdoor trade show in the world, the Outdoor Retailer Show. This will provide Colorado, and specifically Denver, with a $45 million economic impact to our community. The move highlights the important work that Louis Benitz, the head of the Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and Visit Denver, has done to show off Colorado’s immense potential in hosting Outdoor Retailer here in our great state.

July 5, 2017

FRANCE -- Ahead of the G20 summit, France’s new Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced that France will end sales of gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles by 2040.

July 5, 2017

Washington, DC -- Today, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a secretarial order instructing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to take steps to expedite the oil and gas permitting process on public lands.

In response, Kelly Martin, Deputy Director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Dirty Fuels campaign, issued the following statement:

July 4, 2017
July 2, 2017

Washington, DC -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted Sierra Club and its allies’ motion to vacate EPA’s stay of a rule that limits methane pollution from new oil and gas operations, in an attempt to delay its implementation. The Court agreed with our coalition, ruling that the agency did not have legal authority to issue such a stay.

June 29, 2017

Park City, UT –  Yesterday, Park City Council joined three other councils in passing resolutions affirming public land ownership by the American people. The resolution highlighted public lands as “a distinctly prideful part of our national heritage and a legacy for future generations.”