WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Rep. Raul Grijalva unveiled a landmark climate bill that would be instrumental in solving the climate crisis. The Oceans-Based Climate Solutions Act includes provisions that would ban offshore drilling and make it the…
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.
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Washington, DC -- On Thursday, October 15, Cecil Corbin-Mark, Deputy Director and Director of Policy Initiatives at WE ACT for Environmental Justice passed away. In response, Sierra Club National Director of Policy Advocacy and Legal Leslie Fields…
Comunidades de todo el país aplauden una decisión de juez federal que requiere que la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) cumpla con la ley e investigue quejas de derechos civiles oportunamente.
Oakland, CA -- Today, a Kentucky grand jury indicted only Brett Hankison, one of the three officers involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor, on three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree. In response to the grand jury’s decision…
El Sierra Club expresa su gratitud por la enormidad de las contribuciones de la comunidad latina al movimiento ambiental y nuestra organización, pese a que este movimiento no ha sido todo lo abierto que debería.