In yet another setback for Enbridge, the company behind the proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) ruled today that the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) on the pipeline is inadequate. The…
Fighting Oil and Gas
Fighting Oil and Gas
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.
Decommission Line 5
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.
Sustainable Finance
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 MorePodcast: Breaking the Frack Cycle
Communities 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.
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Fracking 101
Indigenous, faith, environmental, and youth leaders protested the proposed enlargement of Enbridge, Inc.'s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
Stop Dirty Oil and Gas Projects
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 MoreKeep Dirty Fuels in the Ground
Explore our map of gas pipelines.
Gas Plants and Pipelines Map
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.
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Press Releases
Today, the Virginia State Water Control Board allowed construction of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), despite public opposition and evidence the pipeline would irrevocably degrade pristine streams and waterways.
In a notice to be published to the Federal Register tomorrow, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will finalize a one-year delay of a rule designed to limit methane pollution from oil and gas operations on public lands. The rule has already…
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection again waived its opportunity to review the water quality impacts of a fracked gas pipeline, this time with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Today, the American Petroleum Institute (API) is touting its new, voluntary program for its members to cut methane emissions from oil and gas facilities. Meanwhile, API is a driving force behind the Trump administration’s push to roll back common…