Sierra Club on Trump’s “America First Energy Plan”
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Donald Trump released his energy plans moments after being sworn in as President. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following…
Adam Beitman is the Sierra Club's deputy national press secretary, covering federal policy, politics, and international issues.
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Sierra Club Reacts To Former Trump Advisor’s Comments On Paris Climate Agreement
Sep 12 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Myron Ebell announced that President Trump intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. Ebell ran the Environmental Protection Agency’s transition team…
Sierra Club slams Republican bill to eliminate EPA
Sep 12 2017
Washington, D.C. - Congressional Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, has introduced a bill in the House that would terminate the EPA by the end of 2018. In response, Sierra Club Legislative…
Sierra Club Statement on Trump’s Joint Address to Congress
Sep 12 2017
WASHINGTON, DC -- Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time this evening. In Response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “…
Sierra Club to EPA IG: Investigate Pruitt for Violating Agency’s Scientific Integrity Policy
Sep 12 2017
*** Read the full filing online here *** WASHINGTON, DC - The Sierra Club has filed a formal complaint with the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency demonstrating that EPA…
Statement: Pruitt misled Congress on CO2, Senators should demand he be “removed from his position.”
Sep 12 2017
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told CNBC he does not believe carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, denying the basic…
Statement: Weakening U.S. Paris Climate Pledge would create blowback, harm America’s global standing
Sep 12 2017
WASHINGTON, DC - POLITICO is reporting that President Donald Trump's most senior advisers will meet next week to discuss the Administration’s position on the Paris agreement. Some of the most extreme…
Trump apparatchiks tell EPA staff to delete public climate change information
Sep 12 2017
In response to reporting this morning from Reuters indicating that "U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the climate change page…
Trump Budget Attacks Core American Values, Public Health
Sep 12 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Donald Trump will release a budget outline that will reportedly slash funding for the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Interior. In response, Sierra…
Trump Promises Environmental Protection Through Regulation While Eliminating Environmental Regulations
Sep 12 2017
WASHINGTON, DC -- In a rambling address at CPAC today, President Donald Trump said he will eliminate environmental protections to help American business, while also saying that he wants environmental…