Oak Flat Land Swap Decision Withdrawn
PHOENIX, AZ -- The Biden administration has withdrawn a Final Environmental Impact Statement and decision that would facilitate the transfer of ownership of Oak Flat, a sacred land to at least…
Virginia Cramer is the communications manager for the Sierra Club's Our Wild America campaign.
Press Releases
ICYMI: Haaland Could Mean Big Changes for Public Lands
The U.S. Senate is gearing up for a confirmation hearing on President Biden’s pick for Interior Secretary, Rep. Deb Haaland. The Department of the Interior manages the country’s national parks and…
Sierra Club on Snake River Restoration Campaign
SEATTLE -- Rep. Simpson today put forward a significant and important initiative to address the critical issue of bringing back abundant salmon and steelhead in a restored Snake River. The initiative…
Sierra Club Welcomes Biden Order to Conserve 30% of Lands, Waters by 2030
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Biden administration today is expected to set a national goal of protecting 30% of the country’s lands and waters by 2030, part of a suite of actions on climate. The…
Sierra Club Applauds Biden Climate Action on Public Lands, Waters
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As part of promised swift action on the climate, today the Biden Administration is expected to announce it will pause new oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters, review…
26 Groups Urge Biden Administration to Take Bold Action to Protect Clean Water
Alabama Rivers Alliance, Alliance for the Great Lakes, American Rivers, American Sustainable Business Council, Black Women's Health Imperative, Children's Environmental Health Network, Clean Water…
Sierra Club Praises Reversal of Trump’s Racist Immigration Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Among the decisive actions taken today by the newly inaugurated Biden Administration is an order reversing a ban on travel to the United States from majority Muslim countries…
On Day One, Biden Administration Announces Review of Trump’s National Monument Disaster
Biden will consider restoring protections for Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine Monument Massachusetts/Utah— On its first…
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Gutting of Federal Protection for Migratory Birds
NEW YORK— National environmental groups filed a lawsuit today in the Southern District of New York challenging the Trump administration’s reinterpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act,…
Sierra Club Condemns Swap of Sacred Indigenous Land to Mining Company
PHOENIX, AZ -- The Trump administration is expected to release today a final proposal to transfer ownership of Oak Flat, a sacred land to a dozen Indigenous Tribes, to a mining company with ties…