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.
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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Lower 9th Ward: Rightfully Returned
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.
Press Releases
4 de enero de 2023
El viernes, 30 de diciembre, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) emitió su regla sobre las Aguas de Estados Unidos (WOTUS).
60 Organizaciones Envían Carta a la Administración Biden para Eliminar los Venenosos Compuestos PFAS
8 de diciembre de 2022
60 Organizaciones Envían Carta a la Administración Biden urgiéndole realizar una limpieza segura y expedita de lugares federales contaminados con los venenosos compuestos PFAS.
8 de diciembre de 2022
La Corte Suprema empezó las sesiones de argumentos orales sobre Moore vs Harper, un crucial caso relacionado con los distritos electorales procedente de Carolina del Norte.
December 2, 2022
Brownsville, Texas - Weeks after NextDecade started clear-cutting land for its fracked gas export terminal, Rio Grande LNG, in the Rio Grande Valley, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) made steps towards speeding through…