Press Releases

Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org Lansing, Mich. – Sierra Club and climate activists across Michigan have demanded an environmental champion for the latest appointment to the Michigan Public Service Commission. Today,...

As Cleveland-Cliffs pauses operations at the Dearborn Works steel facility, a powerful new poll shows what the community really wants: bold investment in clean manufacturing that protects both people and the planet.Commissioned by the Sierra Club...

Republicans in Congress just passed HR 1, the most harmful environmental bill in U.S. history, all to appease President Donald Trump and reward the billionaires who funded his campaign. This legislation gives away $4.5 trillion in tax breaks to the...

Since the passage of PA 233 in 2023 there has been much progress in siting renewable energy projects in Michigan. Representatives of developers of utility-scale solar projects in Michigan say that the financial incentives in this bill have motivated...

In a massive collective effort to protect the Great Lakes and shut down Line 5, organizations and participants part of the Fish for the Future campaign https://www.sierraclub.org/wisconsin/blog/2025/07/86262-fish-thousands-people-one-powerful-...

As summer heats up in Lansing, so does the fight for Michigan’s future. The Sierra Club Michigan Chapter has spent the first half of this legislative session in overdrive, standing up to polluters, pushing for bold climate action and demanding a...

Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org West Olive – Sierra Club, along with a coalition of 10 other interest groups, is challenging the Department of Energy’s illegal extension of operations at the dirty and deadly J.H. Campbell...

From progress to pitfalls—and some real head-scratchers—this year’s scorecard tells the story of the last legislative session.

Detroit, Mich. – Early this morning, Republicans Tom Barrett and John James cast deciding votes to advance Donald Trump’s massive budget reconciliation package that would endanger Michigan residents’ clean air and water, fast-track reckless oil...

Sierra Club Political & Legislative Director Christy McGillivray, along with coalition partners from Michigan Environmental Council and Clean Water Action, provided testimony detailing the dangers of HB 4257 and 4265.