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For over half a century, Earth Day has been about celebrating the actions each of us can take to protect the planet that sustains us all, for today and for future generations. This has never been more important than in 2026, with a federal...

Tuesday was Illinois’ first chance in the voting booth to respond to all that Trump has let loose on our communities and country, and we are heartened by some big wins that bode well for our ability to fight back to protect our environment and our...

 Sierra Club Illinois Announces Primary Election Endorsements“Leaders Who Will Fight to Protect Our Communities” Contact: Jack Darin, jack.darin@sierraclub.org Illinois -- Today, Sierra Club announced its endorsements in the...

It’s so hard to neatly summarize the year that was 2025. It was the year that our federal government was largely handed over to the fossil fuel industry, resulting in unprecedented attacks on our environmental safeguards and public lands.  Our...

Illinois conservation organizations are applauding new legislation introduced Wednesday by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to provide increased protection to three of the largest uninterrupted areas of southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest. The...

55 years ago, on the first Earth Day, a grassroots movement rose up to protect the basic building blocks that made America great - clean air, water, and our natural heritage.  Our country responded quickly with bipartisan leadership that...

In the great state of Illinois, clean air is hard to come by. Last year, Sierra Club research found that roughly 3 in 4 Illinois residents live in areas that regularly experience air that the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has...

“Days of Action” Underway as Staff Organizers Deployed to Key Races and Volunteers Mobilize Throughout the State Chicago, IL. -- Today, Sierra Club Illinois announced its endorsements in the November general election for Illinois General...

Trump International Hotel & Tower Found Liable on All Counts  CHICAGO, IL – Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus L. Wilson ruled September 9th that the  Trump International Hotel & Tower violated and is in violation...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  May 25, 2024 Contact: jack.darin@sierraclub.org, 312-229-4690 Sierra Club Illinois, Statement in Response to Illinois House Passage of legislation to  Protect Illinois from Risks of Carbon Capture and...