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.
January 20, 2023

ARIZONA – Today a Maricopa County Superior Court ruling dealt a significant blow to Salt River Project's (SRP) proposed expansion of the gas-fired Coolidge Generating Station by affirming the decision of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to…

12 de enero de 2023

La NASA y la Administración Federal de los Océanos y la Atmósfera (NOAH) emitieron su Reporte de Temperaturas Globales de 2022, el cual concluyó que 2022 fue el quinto o sexto año más caluroso de la historia y que el mundo se ha calentado 1,1 grados…

12 de enero de 2023

En un paso histórico para apoyar comunidades más saludables, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) anunció la disponibilidad de $100 millones en otorgamientos de justicia ambiental.

January 11, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, in a historic step toward supporting healthier communities, EPA announced the availability of $100 million in environmental justice grants.

January 6, 2023

Today, the Biden Administration’s Council on Environmental Quality introduced interim greenhouse gas emissions guidance for environmental reviews of major federal projects under NEPA.