Cindy Carr is a Deputy Press Secretary for the following Sierra Club campaigns and programs: Democracy Program; Clean Water, Toxic Chemicals, and Climate Resilience Program; International Climate and Policy Campaign.
During the second day of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) asked her if she has “opinions on climate change.” Barrett responded by…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin the hearing for Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. In just the past week, three Republican Senators,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Donald Trump announced he is nominating Amy Coney Barrett to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court. Barrett has previously affirmed that…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the United States surpassed 200,000 known deaths from COVID-19, with thousands more Americans contracting the deadly virus each day. Yet, as millions struggle to protect…
NORTH CAROLINA -- Yesterday, after years of incinerating PFAS waste, the federal government acknowledged the hazards and announced a technical challenge to design a safer way to destroy toxic fire…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Delivering for America Act (H.R. 8015), introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-12), Chairwoman of the House…
Washington, DC -- The Sierra Club is calling for the resignation of US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy following his actions to disrupt mail service and undermine the United States Postal Service.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the WW II nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Sierra Club has joined with the Hibakusha Survivors in calling for the elimination…
Washington, D.C.-- Today, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), National Partnership for Women & Families,…
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s extreme abortion law that would have gutted reproductive health rights in the state. Louisiana’s law was nearly identical to a Texas…