Natasha Blakely


Press Releases


President Trump Prioritizes Petty Personal Obsessions Over Real Concerns of American Families

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, President Trump’s first actions in office included mandates to rescind executive orders from Presidents Biden and Clinton that established or supported programs seeking to…

Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation Hearing for Brooke Rollins’ Nomination as Secretary of Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry held hearings on the nomination of Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture. Rollins previously held…

Biden Signs EXPLORE Act Into Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, President Biden signed the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act into law.The legislation, which passed unanimously in both the House of…

Sierra Club Statement on Interior Department $450M Commitment to Local Parks

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Department of Interior announced that over the next five years the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program will provide $450 million in grants to communities to…

Sierra Club Statement on the Nomination of Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary

Washington, DC – Yesterday, Donald Trump announced the nomination of Doug Burgum to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Burgum is the current governor of North Dakota.In…

Interior Department Grants 54 Communities $255M for Local Parks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Interior announced today $254.68 million in grants to communities through the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP)…

Senate Introduces Legislation to Protect Family Outdoor Access Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Martin Heinrich and John Boozman today introduced the Every Kid Outdoors Extension Act. The Every Kid Outdoors program, which began in 2015, grants all fourth graders…

Outdoors Alliance for Kids Launches Every Kid Outdoors Month of Advocacy

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Beginning September, the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK) is launching its Every Kid Outdoors (EKO) Month of Action. From September 3 to October 5, OAK members are organizing…

Interior Department Grants 10 Communities $47M Funding for Outdoor Rec Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Interior announced today $46.7 million in grants to communities through the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program…

Sierra Club Celebrates Four-Year Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act passed in 2020 to great effect over the four years since, supporting thousands of jobs, contributing an average of $1.9 billion to the…