Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice

Our Mission: To discuss and explore the linkages between environmental quality and social justice, and to promote dialogue, increased understanding, and appropriate action.


Former Sierra Club president Aaron Mair speaks at a historic Mississippi March for Justice.

About Our Program

At the Sierra Club, we are diligently working to explore the integration of social justice and environmental concerns. Our program seeks to provide an effective framework for addressing the damage, risk, and discrimination facing so many communities today.

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Over a decade after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the Gulf Coast still fights for the most basic of rights: to return home, breathe clean air, and drink clean water.
May 21, 2017

WASHINGTON D.C.-- Tonight, Donald Trump reportedly released the extended budget proposal for FY2018 that includes large cuts to life-saving agencies and programs, such as EPA and DOI, putting American health and lands at risk. In response, Sierra…

April 27, 2017

WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, the U.S. Congress voted to continue fund the government for one more week.  In response, Sierra Club’s Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: 

May 21, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Sunday, for the first time in the Sierra Club’s 125-year history, an all female executive committee was elected. The Sierra Club Board of Directors elected Loren Blackford of New York as the new board president.  Aaron Mair,…

April 27, 2017

 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the D.C. Circuit Court put a temporary 60 day suspension on any decision on litigation over the Clean Power Plan, asking for additional briefings on the question of whether the Court should remand the case to the EPA or…

May 16, 2017

Annapolis, MD -- Green For All, Free Your Voice, GreenLatinos, Maryland Environmental Health Network, Chispa Maryland of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Dr.