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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…

Sierra Club and University of Kentucky release military outdoor accessibility report

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Sierra Club Military Outdoors (SCMO) campaign today released a report surveying the military community’s experiences with the outdoors, including a set of recommendations for…

Senate Republicans Introduce Farm Bill Framework that Funnels More Money to Big Ag

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Republicans today released their version of a framework for the 2024 farm bill.  The Senate Republican framework weakens climate investments, cuts bedrock environmental…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Youth Activists, Green Group Representatives Advocate for Youth Nature Access

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Tuesday, May 21, a group of youth environmental advocates and representatives from dozens of green, equity, healthcare and youth organizations will join agency officials from…

Sierra Club Statement on Senate and House Introduction of the 2024 Farm Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Stabenow and House Agriculture Committee Republicans introduced competing bill and framework respectively for the latest Farm Bill, the…

Sierra Club Encourages Applications to the 2,000 New American Climate Corps Positions

TRIANGLE, VA – The White House today announced new developments relating to the American Climate Corps (ACC), including 2,000 new positions, new career-building opportunities, and three new state-…

House Passes Outdoor Recreation Package EXPLORE Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congress voted to pass the bipartisan House Outdoor Recreation package, Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act. The package, co-sponsored by…

Interior Department Grants 14 Communities Funding for Outdoor Rec Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Interior announced yesterday $58.3 million in grants to communities through the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP…

Sierra Club Celebrates DOI’s $195 Million to Protect and Improve National Parks

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Department of the Interior announced funding for dozens of projects across the country to address climate restoration and resilience in National Parks. The $195…