VIDA Removal Marks Huge Win for Enviros
Washington, DC-- Today, the Democrats voted against taking up a measure to reauthorize the Coast Guard that included a controversial Clean Water Act exemption, the Vessel Incidental…
Courtney Bourgoin is a press secretary for Sierra Club's Our Wild America campaign. She works and lives in Chicago, IL.
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TONIGHT: Advocates to Seek Influence in Future of Lovell Canyon
Las Vegas, NV-- Tomorrow, the Forest Service will host a hearing on their “Focused Management Plan for Lovell Canyon” focusing on important conservation questions like the landscape’s…
Zinke Lies and Deceives to Cover-Up Potentially Illegal Actions and Attacks on Public Lands
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, just as Ryan Zinke finished testifying before the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee concerning Donald Trump’s FY19 proposed budget, the Washington Post reported…
*ADVISORY* Experts to talk Border Wall Effects on Communities and Wildlife
WHAT: A Sierra Club webinar featuring a panel of bilingual border issues experts to discuss strategies to build a unified environmental front to protect communities and wildlife on the…
STATEMENT: Conservation Groups Appeal Border Wall Waiver Decision
SAN DIEGO, CA– Today, a coalition of national conservation groups including Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club and the Animal Legal Defense Fund has appealed the decision that allows the Department…
Thousands of People Speak Out Against Oil & Gas Leasing Near Great Sand Dunes National Park
DENVER, CO -- After just 15 days, today marks the close of the public comment period on a proposal by the Department of the Interior to open public lands near Great Sand Dunes National Park and the…
ICYMI: Zinke’s Week Reveals Risky Future for Interior Department, Animals and... Trump?
Washington, DC-- Ryan Zinke has continued to work tirelessly to show his true self as he reveals his future political ambitions. Last Friday, it was revealed that Zinke has said diversity is not…
Trump’s Agenda on Immigration and Border Wall Inflammatory and Wrong
Washington, DC-- Moments ago, the Trump administration reportedly announced it will force quotas on immigration judges to speed up and order more deportations. The order comes just after the…
Omnibus deal still a danger to borderlands
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a rush to avoid another government shutdown, members of Congress have proposed an omnibus deal that fortunately falls short of Trump’s outrageous requests to fully fund his…
STATEMENT: Trump’s Racism on Full Display During Visit to Border Community
San Diego, CA-- Today, President Trump visited border wall prototypes in San Diego. Trump lied about the wall’s effectiveness, lied about Californians’ support for the border wall and insulted the…