Courtney Bourgoin is a press secretary for Sierra Club's Our Wild America campaign. She works and lives in Chicago, IL.
Oakland, CA—Sierra magazine’s January/ February edition is now on newsstands and arriving at subscribers’ homes. Highlights include: A cover story about China’s “Belt and Road Initiative”—a…
Washington, DC-- Over the holidays, it was revealed that the Trump administration’s Department of the Interior (DOI) will remove “sexual orientation” from the agency’s anti-discrimination…
Washington, DC-- Today, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included several important provisions to that address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)…
Washington, DC-- Today, Congress released language for an appropriations package that includes $1.375 billion for border barrier construction with no restrictions on the President’s ability to…
San Jose, CA-- Today, the Sierra Club, Zero Mercury Working Group and The Beautywell Project called on eBay to permanently remove the skin lightening products on their website that contain illegal…
Oakland, CA— A federal court today ruled that President Trump’s use of emergency powers to divert $3.6 billion in military construction funds for the border wall is unlawful. The ruling came in a…
Washington, DC-- Today, Congress released conference text for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included several important provisions to that address per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
Missoula, MT-- Tomorrow, Governor Bullock’s Grizzly Bear Advisory Council will meet to “address challenges and to help set a long term vision for grizzly bear management and conservation in Montana…
Pinedale, WY-- Today, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) will host its first public meeting to announce recommendations of the state’s Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Working Group. The…
Minneapolis, MN— Today, The Beautywell Project and the Sierra Club’s Gender, Equity & Environment Program launched a media campaign targeting major online retailer Amazon to stop selling skin…