Sep 14 2023
WASHINGTON, DC — A new report, database, and interactive map commissioned by the Sierra Club reveals for the first time the greenhouse gas emissions intensity at every domestic facility in the US for…
Sep 12 2023
Sacramento, CA — Today the California Legislature passed Senate Bill (253), the Climate Corporate Leadership and Accountability Act, a critical bill that will hold corporations accountable by…
Sep 11 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Sierra Club has joined a group of civil society organizations in publishing an open letter calling on policymakers, steelmakers, and buyers to disregard a recent “standard”…
Aug 30 2023
NEW YORK — A new report by the Sierra Club’s Fossil-Free Finance campaign reveals that major global banks are propping up deadly coal plants across the US by financing the parent companies that own…
Aug 29 2023
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — Yesterday, Vanguard disclosed that it supported only 2% of environmental and social shareholder resolutions in the United States during the 2023 proxy season — down…
Aug 24 2023
WASHINGTON, DC — This summer, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) — an international initiative that credibly verifies corporations’ emissions reduction targets — led several stakeholder…
Aug 16 2023
WASHINGTON, DC — On Tuesday, August 15, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a public hearing on its proposed rule to amend the 2003 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants…
Aug 2 2023
WASHINGTON, DC — On Tuesday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its latest step to leverage the federal government’s purchasing power by modernizing standards to help ensure the world’s single…
Jul 27 2023
WASHINGTON, DC — A coalition of advocacy groups today submitted multiple comment letters to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) on two proposals that would strengthen its toolbox for…
Jul 20 2023
NEW YORK — A new report by the Sierra Club’s Fossil-Free Finance campaign on the role of big US banks in capital markets reveals a hidden pipeline for fossil fuel financing through the banks’…