Rudhdi Karnik is the associate press secretary for federal affairs for the Sierra Club.
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, in a vote boycotted by Democrats over unanswered questions by the nominee, Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee changed the rules so that they…
Washington D.C.-- Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is holding a hearing to examine the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be U.S. Environmental Protection…
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, new findings revealed the Environmental Protection Agency programs that will be most affected by the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts, including a 93% budget cut…
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, new findings revealed the Environmental Protection Agency programs that will be most affected by the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts, including a 97% budget cut…
Washington D.C.-- Yesterday, the U.S. Congress reached an agreement on an omnibus deal to fund the government through the end of September. Among the many ways it puts American families and their…
Charleston, WV-- Today, a coalition of environmental groups filed a federal suit to challenge the discharge of pollutants from mountaintop removal coal mine sites currently operated by the Fola Coal…
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, the U.S. Congress voted to continue fund the government for one more week. In response, Sierra Club’s Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement…
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Tonight, Donald Trump reportedly released the extended budget proposal for FY2018 that includes large cuts to life-saving agencies and programs, such as EPA and DOI, putting…
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, Donald Trump issued a “religious liberty” Executive Order which would override decades of precedent to permit religious organizations to participate in the political system,…
CHARLESTON, WV-- On Friday, May 26, the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia found that conductivity pollution from Fola Coal’s Monoc #2 Surface Mine, located along…