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Senate Republicans Reject Effort to Stop Trump’s Harmful Delay of Critical Methane Pollution Standards

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senate Republicans rejected a Congressional Review Act resolution introduced by Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) that would have stopped the Trump…

USGS Designation Ignores Law, Groups Say Coal for Steel is Not Critical

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) added metallurgical coal to a list of “critical minerals,” which could allow the Trump administration to steamroll bedrock environmental laws…

Sierra Club Reaction: Trump Tariffs Impulsive and Harmful Regardless of SCOTUS Outcome

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States is hearing oral arguments regarding whether Donald Trump has the legal authority to impose sweeping tariffs. The case is being heard at…

Groups Submit Thousands of Comments Urging Trade Deal that Supports Jobs and Protects the Environment

WASHINGTON, DC - Today is the final day of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s written public comment period ahead of the required joint review of the trilateral trade agreement between the…

Trump Administration Finalizes Delay of EPA Methane Rule

Washington, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule that will delay implementation of the agency’s critical Clean Air Act protection against methane and other harmful…

Sierra Club: Government Shutdown Must Not Lead to Power Shutdowns

WASHINGTON, DC - As the federal government remains shutdown, with no re-opening date in sight, Sierra Club is urging utilities not to shut off power for people who are unable to pay their energy…

Experts and Advocates Highlight the Impacts of Chip Production

Phoenix, AZ - On Wednesday, October 8, 2025, more than 75 academic experts, environmental and community advocates, and labor leaders gathered for The Dark Side of the Chip conference in downtown…

Groups Support Senators’ Attempt to Rollback Trump’s Sham Energy Emergency

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate failed to advance a resolution, introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), that would repeal the sham energy emergency executive order…

Sierra Club Blasts Report of "Concierge, White Glove Service” for Fossil Fuel Companies

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A report from the Washington Post yesterday, detailed the lengths to which the Trump administration is catering to fossil fuel companies, offering “concierge, white glove”…

Sierra Club Reaction: New FERC Commissioners Confirmed in Package Vote

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm a pair of Trump nominees, David LaCerte and Laura Swett, as commissioners to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The nominations were…