Rudhdi Karnik is the associate press secretary for federal affairs for the Sierra Club.
Nov 29 2017
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to advance the nominations of Kathleen Hartnett-White for Director of the White House Council on Environmental…
Nov 8 2017
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, Andrew Wheeler, nominee for Deputy Administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency, and Kathleen Hartnett-White, nominee for Director of the White House Council on…
Nov 2 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Republicans unveiled another effort to funnel millions more into the pockets of corporate polluters, this time in the form of tax legislation that includes billions…
Nov 2 2017
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, the AP reported that Sam Clovis, Donald Trump’s nominee for the Department of Agriculture’s Chief Science Adviser decided to withdraw his nomination.This week, after the…
Nov 2 2017
BONN, Germany, Nov. 2 -- A new coalition is launching a joint effort today to urge 28 European countries to dramatically accelerate their transition away from coal and toward clean, renewable energy…
Nov 1 2017
RICHMOND, VA - The Sierra Club announced today that it and the other parties have reached a settlement on Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s rate case, pending final approval from the State…
Oct 9 2017
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt made a statement that federal tax credits for the wind and solar industries should be eliminated.In response, Jodie Van Horn, Director of…
Oct 6 2017
WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate budget committee both passed budget resolutions that open the door to oil drilling in the sensitive coastal plain of…
Oct 5 2017
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, the Trump Administration nominated coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.In response, Sierra Club’s Legislative…
Sep 14 2017
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an omnibus bill to address funding the government through next year. Among the many ways it puts American families and their well-…