Trump’s Caving Does Not Undo Damage Done
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Moments ago, Donald Trump announced he will sign Congressional Democrats’ proposal for a three-week continuing resolution, temporarily reopening the government. The backlog in pay…
Lauren Lantry is deputy press secretary for the Sierra Club's Resist campaign.
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Sierra Club Statement on Senate Continuing Resolution Votes
Jan 24 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Trump McConnell bill to fund Trump’s needless border wall failed to pass the Senate by a vote of 51-47. The bill needed 60 votes to move forward. In response, Sierra…
Sierra Club Statement: Trump’s Border Wall Deal Should Be Rejected
Jan 19 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Donald Trump proposed a deal to end the shutdown he started that would include $5.7 billion for his border wall in exchange temporarily extending protections for Deferred…
Sierra Club Statement: Wheeler is nothing more than Scott Pruitt with a new coat of lead paint
Jan 16 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to examine the nomination of Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to…
Sierra Club Statement: Senate Should Reject Andrew Wheeler’s Nomination
Jan 16 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is holding a hearing to examine the nomination of Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew…
ICYMI: Wheeler Does Not Belong at EPA
Jan 16 2019
Putting a coal lobbyist like Andrew Wheeler in charge of the EPA is like giving a bank robber the keys to the vault, making Tony Soprano the head of the FBI, hiring Palpatine to run the Galactic…
Sierra Club to Run Online Ad in AZ Urging McSally to Vote to End the Shutdown
Jan 14 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club will begin running an aggressive digital ad campaign on Facebook in Arizona urging people to call Senator Martha McSally and tell her to end the shutdown by…
Sierra Club Statement on DOI and EPA Funding Bill
Jan 11 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House passed HR 266 which would fund the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Interior (DOI) through September 30, 2019. During Donald Trump’s…
ICYMI: Like the Superfund sites left sitting uncleaned, Wheeler's priorities are toxic
Jan 10 2019
Yesterday, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso announced the hearing for coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler’s nomination for Administrator of the Environmental Protection…
Holding Wheeler Nomination Hearing During Shutdown Is Insult and Threat to Public
Jan 9 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This afternoon, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso announced the hearing for coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler’s nomination for Administrator of the…