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Sierra Club: Trump is Holding Devastated American Communities Hostage by Conditioning Aid

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a high-ranking member of the Trump administration confirmed it will place conditions on California wildfire aid.While addressing the Conservative Political Action…

Senate GOP Backs Mass Firing of Public Lands Workers, Refuses to Fund Wildland Firefighting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late Thursday night, Senate Republicans voted to back co-presidents Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s hasty firing of national park rangers and wildfire prevention workers, among…

Sierra Club Statement on Trump’s Chaotic Firings of Federal Employees

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Trump administration conducted a mass firing of federal employees, creating even more chaos in an already roiled federal government. Late Thursday, the Trump-controlled…

Sierra Club Statement on Nomination of Brian Nesvik to Run Fish & Wildlife Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, reports emerged that Donald Trump plans to nominate the former head of Wyoming’s Game and Fish Department to head the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. …

Sierra Club Statement on Trump’s Nomination of Oil Lobbyist to Run BLM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, reports emerged that Donald Trump is expected to give the job of overseeing public lands to a fossil fuel lobbyist.According to an update on Congress.gov, Trump…

Sierra Club Statement on the Trump-Burgum Gift Bag to Big Oil CEOs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late Monday night, Interior Secretary Burgum posted new Secretarial Orders focused on implementing Donald Trump's flurry of Day One Executive Orders declaring an “energy…

Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation of Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior.Burgum’s confirmation comes after a flurry of actions by Donald…

Sierra Club Statement on Trump’s Threats to Dismantle FEMA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a visit to areas devastated last year by Hurricane Helene, Donald Trump suggested he would dismantle the federal agency tasked with organizing disaster response…

Sierra Club Statement on Trump Blocking Clean Energy Approvals Nationwide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As one of his first acts of the new administration, Donald Trump’s Interior Department issued a secretarial order effectively pausing approvals for all clean energy…

Sierra Club statement on Trump order revoking Tongass Roadless Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a flurry of executive orders declaring a “national energy emergency” and aiming to "unleash American energy,” Donald Trump acted to slash environmental protections in …