We must protect 30% of lands by 2030 to fight the climate and extinction crisis. Protecting wild places will keep drilling and logging from dumping pollution into the air, sequester emissions, provide protection from extreme weather, homes for wildlife, and opportunities for people to enjoy the outdoors together.
Paria Rimrocks, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Our campaign focuses on protecting lands as a climate solution. Safeguarding these places will reduce our carbon pollution and conserve these places for future generations.
Read MoreOur natural heritage is threatened by mining, drilling, and the devastating effects of climate disruption. We must protect our land and water so plants and animals can survive and thrive for generations to come.
Protecting at least 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030 can fight the climate crisis, protect clean air and water, and provide endless ecological benefits.
Washington, DC -- Today, in a vote along party lines, Senate Republicans used the Congressional Review Act to scrap the Obama administration’s Bureau of Land Management’s Planning 2.0.In response, Sierra Club Lands Protection program Director Athan…
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, new findings revealed the Environmental Protection Agency programs that will be most affected by the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts, including a 97% budget cut for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).…
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Washington, DC -- Today, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice filed a motion announcing its intention to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s safeguards for hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The DOJ has asked the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 16, 2017 Contact: Rudhdi Karnik rudhdi.karnik@sierraclub.org Sierra Club Response To Trump’s Rigged Budget Proposal
