Environmental Justice

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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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.

May 15, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an executive directive to the Commonwealth’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Air Pollution Control Board that will lead to a strong limit on carbon pollution from…

April 20, 2017

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May 15, 2017

WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today marks the end of the comment period for  Donald Trump and Scott Pruitt’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider rolling back life-saving standards and rules for our clean air and water and our climate. During…

April 18, 2017

 

May 15, 2017

Roswell, GA -- Today, the Sierra Club announced the launch of its Victory Corps program to support Jon Ossoff, the Democratic nominee for the Georgia-6th special election. Victory Corps is a Sierra Club coordinated effort that embeds staff on state…