Press Releases

Sierra Club Statement on Closing of USDA Reorganization Comment Period

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture concludes a comment period on a drastic downsizing of the department that could limit the agency’s ability to fulfill its basic responsibilities.

Sierra Club Statement on Closing of Roadless Rule Repeal Comment Period

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture closed its abnormally short public comment period on rescinding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

ADVISORY: Congressional and Federal Advocates, Tribal Leader to Discuss Roadless Rule Repeal

FOR PLANNING PURPOSESWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Members of Congress, a former public lands management official,, and a Tribal president will participate in a webinar Monday on the proposed rescission of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. 

Trump Administration Attempt to Repeal Roadless Rule Met With Widespread Opposition

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today opened an official rulemaking process to rescind the Roadless Rule, an extremely popular conservation policy enacted in 2001 to protect  more than 45 million acres of pristine lands in national forests across 36 states and Puerto Rico. The longstanding rule generally protects against new roadbuilding for logging and oil-and-gas drilling in unfragmented, backcountry forestlands that have never been disturbed by major development. 

Sierra Club Statement on Senate Hearing on USDA Reorganization

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate held a hearing to review the Trump administration’s proposed reorganization of a critical federal agency.

ADVISORY: House Committee to Consider Two Bills that would Undermine Forest Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Committee is scheduled to consider two bills that would significantly undermine forest protection efforts in the United States.

Forest Congress Confirms Strong Support for Old-Growth Protection

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A major national gathering of forestry professionals, conservationists, researchers, and Tribal Nations, has overwhelmingly voted to recognize the importance of America’s National Forests and recommend policies to adequately invest in protecting these forests, including old-growth trees.

Sierra Club: Trump Puts National Forests on the Chopping Block

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration moved to gut protections for nearly 60 million acres of national forests across the country.

Sierra Club: Trump’s Wildfire Executive Order Would Deregulate Forest Management, Stretch Limited Agency Resources

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Donald Trump issued an executive order that adds more burden and uncertainty to federal land management agencies while laying groundwork for further reduction of protections for forests.

Climate Forests Campaign Responds to Anti-Forests Executive Order

President Trump issued an executive order this weekend seeking to ramp up logging across federal forests, which span nearly 280 million acres.