Jonathon Berman


Press Releases


Sierra Club Statement on the Trump Administration’s Threats to our Constitutional Rights and Attacks on our Communities

Washington, D.C. — In response to the Trump administration’s threats to our Constitutional rights and deadly attacks and violence inflicted on communities in Minnesota and across the country, Sierra…

Trump Cowers From Global Leadership

Washington, DC – Tonight, Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Loren Blackford…

Trump’s Efforts to Weaponize the Government to Suppress Americans’ Voices and Rights Won’t Work

Washington, DC – On Thursday, September 25, Donald Trump issued an unprecedented memorandum attempting to illegally strip Americans of our Constitutionally-protected rights.The order…

Sierra Club Celebrates Loren Blackford as its Next Executive Director

Oakland, CA – Today, the Sierra Club Board of Directors voted unanimously to select Loren Blackford as its eighth Executive Director. Blackford previously served in an interim capacity, but now…

Congressional Republicans Advance Dangerous and Unamerican Legislation

Washington, DC – Today, the House Ways and Means Committee included H.R. 9495 in their section of Donald Trump’s absurdly named “Big Beautiful Bill”. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director…

Sierra Club Responds to Trump’s Joint Address to Congress

Washington, DC – Tonight, in a lengthy rant before a Joint Session of Congress, Donald Trump doubled down on his policies and actions that are polluting our clean air and water, raising prices, and…

Donald Trump’s Illegal Government Funding Freeze Halted by Federal Judge

Washington, DC – Today, a federal judge paused Donald Trump’s scheme to illegally halt all federal grants and loans across the government, impacting trillions of dollars and millions of people in…

Trump’s First Actions Set the Tone of a Presidency Opposed to Helping Americans

Washington, DC – Immediately after being sworn in, Donald Trump signed a number of executive orders intended to slow the growth of clean energy and American manufacturing while increasing…

Sierra Club’s Response to ExxonMobil’s Countersuit

Beaumont, Texas  – On Monday, ExxonMobil filed a countersuit against the Sierra Club, California Attorney General Robert Bonta, and others in the Eastern District of Texas. This comes in…

Sierra Club Statement on the Passing of President Jimmy Carter

WASHINGTON, DC - The Sierra Club joins the nation and the environmental movement in celebrating the life of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away today at age 100. President Carter’s…