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.
2 de diciembre de 2022

Una amplia coalición de 114 organizaciones que representan a comunidades de todo el país envió una carta a la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) instándola a avanzar en tres excepciones a la Ley de Aire Limpio.

November 17, 2022

Today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced she will not seek reelection as leader of the House Democratic caucus in the 118th Congress, but will remain representing California’s 12th district.

14 de noviembre de 2022

Hoy, lunes, la Junta Directiva del Sierra Club seleccionó unánimemente a Ben Jealous como el próximo director ejecutivo de la organización ambiental más duradera e influyente de Estados Unidos.

11 de noviembre de 2022

La administración Biden ha propuesto la Regulación sobre Riesgos y Resiliencia Climáticos de los Abastecedores Federales, la cual requeriría a los grandes contratistas federales revelar públicamente sus emisiones de efecto invernadero.

November 3, 2022

This morning, local residents and members of the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas gathered along HWY 48 outside the proposed site of Rio Grande LNG where clear-cutting is currently taking place.