Lauren Lantry is deputy press secretary for the Sierra Club's Resist campaign.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in the wake of the Parkland shooting, students across the country are walking out of class to advocate for gun violence prevention. In response, Sierra Student Coalition…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt announced his picks for the National Environmental Justice Advisory Committee -- and they included the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, at the White House press briefing, a reporter with the Washington Post asked Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders about cabinet abuses of power by Scott Pruitt, David…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Friday, the White House announced that Trump has nominated Peter Wright, a corporate lawyer for Dow Chemical Company, to serve as EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Land and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will consider Marco Rajkovich Jr, a coal industry attorney, nomination to be the chairman of the Federal Mine…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, Politico reported on a series of 2005 Oklahoma talk radio interviews in which Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt dismissed evolution as…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, it was announced that the Environmental Protection Agency is closing the National Center for Environmental Research (NCER). The program provides millions of dollars in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Supreme Court of the United States announced this morning that it would push a decision on DACA back to the lower courts. In the meantime, DACA recipients can continue to…
Raleigh, NC -- After his first pick to lead the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Kathleen Hartnett White, was rejected, Donald Trump is reportedly considering former Secretary of North…
OAKLAND, CA -- On Wednesday, 17 people were killed at a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune…