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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 11 to 10 to confirm Rex Tillerson, former ExxonMobil CEO, as Secretary of State. During the 2016 election, ExxonMobil…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the State Department announced a new $500 million grant to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a fund created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC…
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yesterday, the recipients of the prestigious 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize were announced: mark! Lopez (North America), Uroš Macerl (Europe), Prafulla Samantara (Asia), Wendy…
***UPDATED MEDIA ADVISORY***Washington, DC -- Today at 2pm, shortly after the Trump administration formally notified Congress of his intent to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (…
WASHINGTON, DC -- This weekend, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt left the G-7 environmental ministers meeting after the first day. Shortly thereafter, the environmental ministers of Canada, France,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, North Dakota Republican Kevin Cramer and eight of his Republican colleagues in the House sent a letter to Trump calling for the U.S.’s commitment to the Paris Agreement be…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, news broke that the Trump Administration will be delaying a final decision on the Paris Climate Agreement until after the G-7 Summit at the end of May. The Paris…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Arctic Council, a coalition of eight countries, released a declaration that among other things, calls for climate action and notes the entry into force of the Paris…
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, it was widely reported that Donald Trump intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. According to the Yale Center for Climate…
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- Today, the World Trade Organization (WTO) authorized Mexico to impose an annual $163 million in trade sanctions against the U.S. for the dolphin-saving U.S. labeling program…