March 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced joint plans to explore repurposing federal public lands for residential development.
Press Releases
March 17, 2025
This weekend, reports emerged that Donald Trump is planning to take action to eliminate two national monuments in California.
March 17, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, Sierra Club and West Virginia residents Bruce Perrone and Rosanna Long have successfully negotiated a legal settlement ending a series of costly coal directives issued by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC).
March 14, 2025
Washington, DC – Today, the United States Senate passed the House Republican government funding measure that makes drastic cuts to essential services the American people rely on, dismantles critical environmental protections, and sacrifices the health and safety of American families all to provide bigger handouts and kickbacks to corporate polluters.
Joining Republicans to advance the measure procedurally were Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and nine other Senate Democrats.
March 14, 2025
Washington, D.C. - The Sierra Club and Appalachian Voices, represented by Earthjustice, have filed a rehearing request regarding the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee’s approval of PJM’s Resource Reliability Initiative. The RRI would allow large gas-fired power plants to jump the interconnection queue, bypassing renewable energy projects that have been waiting in the queue for over six years.
March 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) passed away after a battle with cancer, his congressional office announced in a press statement. He was 77.
Grijalva had been diagnosed with cancer in February 2024 and began treatment. He subsequently announced that 2024 would be his last campaign for re-election.
March 13, 2025
Reps. Foushee, Miller reintroduce Impact Act 2.0, which aims to strengthen competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing
March 13, 2025
Jefferson City, Mo – As predicted by Sierra Club last week, the Missouri House of Representatives fast-tracked unpopular legislation that will increase utility bills by more than $1,000 annually.
March 13, 2025
The Trump-appointed EPA administrator has announced that his agency will cancel millions of dollars in loans that were set to go to Arkansas for rural solar projects meant to build cheaper energy and create hundreds of jobs.
March 12, 2025
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously last night to approve a resolution in support of new healthy air standards for furnaces and water heaters proposed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).