We are taking on polluting corporations to protect our health, our climate, and the places we love from the reckless expansion of dirty, dangerous fossil fuels.
From drilling to burning and all along the way, fossil fuels produce toxic chemicals and climate-polluting emissions. They harm our health, pollute our air and water, and drive the climate crisis. Sierra Club and our allies across the country are fighting back against the corporations rushing to profit off the exploitation of our communities. We are shining a light on polluters’ lies and turning the tide against the industry’s push to build and expand oil and gas
Line 5 poses catastrophic risks to the neighboring farmland, pristine natural areas, valuable freshwater sources, and tribal lands.
Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline transports 22 million gallons of crude oil and natural gas liquids across 645 miles of countryside every day. This aging line — which has long outlived its anticipated lifespan — has significantly deteriorated over the course of the last several decades, risking a catastrophic oil spill.
Learn moreDespite the dire climate warnings, major banks like Wells Fargo and asset managers like BlackRock continue to increase their funding of fossil fuels every year.
Banks and other financial institutions play a huge role in keeping fossil fuels on top by investing in dirty, dangerous fossil fuels, rather than cleaner, safer renewable energy.
Find Out MoreCommunities across New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana are looking for opportunities to organize against the fossil fuel companies that have caused them so much harm and corrupted their political system. Hear from activists in these areas.
ListenIndigenous, faith, environmental, and youth leaders protested the proposed enlargement of Enbridge, Inc.'s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
For more than seven years, the Sierra Club has successfully helped block the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and we will apply the same tools to winning fights against other pipelines and oil-train terminals across the country.
Find Out MoreExplore our map of gas pipelines.
Fracked gas is not part of a clean energy future, and we cannot prevent the worst effects of climate change if we allow the fossil fuel industry to lock the United States into decades more of gas production.
See the MapSANTA BARBARA, Calif. — This morning, Sable Offshore announced that they have restarted oil production at the Santa Ynez Unit off the coast of Santa Barbara, with imminent plans to restart the same corroded pipeline that caused the 2015 Refugio Oil…
CAMERON, LA— The Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club sued the Trump administration today for approving the proposed Delfin LNG deepwater export terminal 40 miles off the Louisiana coast. The project would be the first offshore LNG…
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the Refugio Oil Spill, when more than 120,000 gallons of crude oil spilled onto Santa Barbara beaches and into the ocean, killing marine life, destroying habitat and closing local…
BOSTON - Massachusetts will likely see utility rates change under proposed legislation introduced today with the support of Governor Maura Healey. Though advocates on the ground support key parts of what is included in the bill, concerns remain…
The House Energy and Commerce Committee released its portion of the federal budget reconciliation bill that will devastate Americans in a variety of ways, from gutting Medicaid to slashing programs that fight climate change and protect clean air and…