House Passes Critical Veterans Health Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, September 23, the House of Representatives passed the Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment (COMPACT) Act (H.R.8247). The package’s nine…
Ian Brickey is Associate Director for Federal Communications, working with Sierra Club's Conservation & Outdoors campaign.
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Sierra Club Condemns Trump’s Shuttering of Stars and Stripes
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, a memo came to light detailing the Pentagon’s shuttering of the Stars and Stripes military newspaper effective by September 30. The Pentagon’s proposed budget for…
Staff Shortages Put National Parks Visitors At Risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, reports emerged that the new acting director of the National Park Service, Margaret Everson, told regional directors that staff shortages related to the COVID-19…
Landmark Conservation Bill Set to Become Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act. The historic bill permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund, guaranteeing…
House Votes to Remove Confederate Names from Military Installations
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, July 21, the House of Representatives voted to approve the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, this year’s $740 billion annual military spending bill. A provision…
House Passes Ambitious Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tonight, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. In addition to upgrading our crumbling infrastructure to face the increased threats posed by climate…
Sierra Club Backs Investigation of Park Police Crackdowns Against Peaceful Protesters
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On June 22, the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of the Inspector General confirmed they were investigating the forceful dispersal of a peaceful protest affirming Black…
Sierra Club Welcomes Senate Passage of Major Outdoors Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a 73-25 vote, the United States Senate overwhelmingly passed the Great American Outdoors Act on June 17. It now awaits consideration by the House of Representatives. The…
House Subcommittee Hears from Witnesses on Outdoors for All Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on the Outdoors for All Act, sponsored by Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) today, February 27,…