Brian Willis


Press Releases


Trump Administration Opens Door to Weakening Longstanding Wilderness Protections

Washington, D.C. — Last week, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a nationwide review of federal wilderness stewardship policies, including policies governing Wilderness Areas, Wilderness…

Senator Lee’s attempt to fast-track attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan fails

Opposition from across Utah and the nation leads to failure of Senator Lee’s efforts to attack one of the nation’s iconic national monumentsWashington, DC – Senator Mike Lee’s (R-UT) effort to fast-…

Sierra Club: Republicans Use Wildfire Bill to Advance Attack on Roadless National Forest Lands

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to advance legislation that would eliminate the Roadless Area Conservation Rule after Republicans attached a…

Trump Administration Dismantles Protections for Millions of Acres of National Forests

WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to reporting from The New York Times, the Trump Administration is preparing to open millions of acres of national forest lands, including areas recommended for…

Sierra Club Statement on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil and Gas Lease Sale

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration held an oil and gas lease sale for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, continuing its efforts to expand drilling across Alaska's public lands…

Trump Strips Away Decades of Public Lands Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday, President Trump signed an executive order revoking decades-old protections that have guided the management of off-highway vehicles on federal public lands since…

Sierra Club Responds to Release of Interagency Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans Final Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of the Interior released the long-awaited Interagency Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans Final…

Trump Administration Moves to Strip Conservation from America’s Public Lands

Washington, DC - The Trump Administration today finalized its rescission of the Public Lands Rule, eliminating much-needed modern safeguards for America’s public lands through a process that…

Sierra Club Statement on Interior’s Decision to Give Away 1.4 Million Acres of National Public Lands for Mining and Drilling Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Interior announced today that it intends to transfer approximately 1.4 million acres of national public lands in Alaska’s Dalton Utility Corridor to the State…

Biden Administration Moves Forward with Historic Buildout of Offshore Wind Industry

WASHINGTON, D.C - The Biden Administration announced a far reaching wind energy plan today that will dramatically expand the development of offshore wind farms off the United States’ East Coast to…