March 17, 2025
This weekend, reports emerged that Donald Trump is planning to take action to eliminate two national monuments in California.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of America's last truly wild places and must be preserved. | Photo by Loren Blackford
Public lands and waters should never be threatened by oil and gas drilling. We work to protect these special places from legislative assaults and federal regulatory rollbacks that threaten to open them up to exploitation by the fossil fuel industry.
Press Releases
March 5, 2025
Sierra Club, along with four other groups, filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and DOGE over their devastating budget cuts and firings of federal workers.
March 4, 2025
The Secretary of the Interior has appointed Karen Budd-Falen as the Interior Department’s Associate Deputy Secretary.
March 3, 2025
The Interior Department terminated six committees, including the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names, which was established to support efforts to rename federal geographic features or places with racist, offensive and derogatory names.
January 14, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY — On Tuesday, January 14, the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service finalized a Resource Management Plan for Bears Ears National Monument. The plan marks a historic achievement for implementing Tribal collaborative management to preserve one of the country's largest national monuments.
January 7, 2025
Yesterday, President Biden signed the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act into law. Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous releases the following statement.
November 15, 2024
Yesterday, Donald Trump announced the nomination of Doug Burgum to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Burgum is the current governor of North Dakota.
June 11, 2024
NEVADA — On June 12th, the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, chaired by Senator Cortez-Masto (D-NV) will receive testimony about the proposed Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act (SNEDCA), commonly known as the Clark County Lands Bill.
May 9, 2024
NEVADA — During the evening of May 8, the House of Representatives passed the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, a harmful bill that walks back environmental protections, threatening the health of communities and negatively impacting public lands.
April 18, 2024
State Leaders Urge Swift Action to Conserve Public Lands, Preserve Cultural Resources, and Protect Wildlife Habitat