Brian Willis


Press Releases


Stop Trump from Desecrating the Greater Chaco Landscape

SANTA FE — The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter is joining our Pueblo, Diné, and Tribal neighbors as well as other environmental and community groups in opposing Trump’s plan to expose the Great Chaco…

Sierra Club Statement on Reports that President Trump Will Dismantle Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, news media outlets have begun reporting that Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as Monday, July 13 to dismantle the Bears Ears and Grand…

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…