January 10, 2024
Conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service today for failing to protect streams in the Cherry River watershed from the harmful effects of coal hauling in the Monongahela National Forest.
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Paria Rimrocks, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
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Press Releases
December 4, 2023
***Sierra Club Staff are on the ground in Dubai.******Contact Jonathon Berman for interviews or specific comments on COP28 proceedings***
September 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Biden Administration announced watershed abundance goals for salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin, identifying restoration of the species as a policy priority.
September 26, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Biden vetoed attempts to remove protections for two at-risk species.
September 25, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Over the weekend, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning visited Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to meet with federal, Tribal, state, and local officials,…