Ian Brickey

Ian Brickey is Associate Director for Federal Communications, working with Sierra Club's Conservation & Outdoors campaign.

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Gulf and Environmental Groups Call on Interior Department to End Routine Fast-Tracking of Offshore Oil Drilling Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six Gulf and national environmental groups submitted a petition today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) within the Department of the Interior…

Sierra Club Statement on Biden Administration ESA Regulations Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Biden Administration announced a new slate of proposed regulations regarding implementation of the Endangered Species Act. The proposed regulations are a long-awaited…

Sierra Club Applauds Biden Administration Moves to Protect Chaco Region, Promote Conservation

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Sierra Club welcomed Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's Friday announcement of new actions to protect the Greater Chaco region and said it should be part of a new focus on…

Secretary Haaland Protects Chaco Canyon From Oil, Gas Drilling

ALBUQUERQUE— In response to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s decision today to prohibit new federal oil and gas leasing within 10 miles of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, members of the…

America's Red Rock Wilderness Act Reintroduced in the Senate of the 118th Congress

On Wednesday, April 26th, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) reintroduced America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act (ARRWA) in the Senate of the 118th Congress along with 20 original cosponsors. America’s Red Rock…

Ninth Circuit Court ruling allows ConocoPhillips to continue mining and road building on the Willow oil and gas project despite lawsuits challenging its approval

ANCHORAGE, AK — A one-sentence U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling today allows ConocoPhillips to continue on-the-ground mining and road building on the Willow oil and gas project while…

Forest Service takes key step toward first national rule to protect mature, old-growth trees, forests

WASHINGTON, DC – According to reports, the U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday a pathway for protecting mature and old-growth trees and forests as part of a strategy to improve the climate…

ExxonMobil Says They Are Not Interested in Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Industry giant ExxonMobil has informed shareholders in a new proxy statement that the company has no plans for new oil and gas exploration or development in Alaska’s Arctic…

Sierra Club Statement on Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument Proposal

PHOENIX – Today, Tribal Nations in Arizona announced a new federal effort to protect the greater Grand Canyon area. Tribal leaders of the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition were joined by Rep. Raúl…

Indigenous Group, Environmental NGOs File Appeal in Willow Project Lawsuit

ANCHORAGE, AK — Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic and five allied groups filed an appeal with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, along with a motion for an injunction pending…