environmental-justice

Sierra Club Applauds Congressional Democrats For Keeping the Government’s Lights On

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:

Sierra Club Elects First All-Female Board Executive Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Sunday, for the first time in the Sierra Club’s 125-year history, an all female executive committee was elected. The Sierra Club Board of Directors elected Loren Blackford of New York as the new board president.  Aaron Mair, immediate past president of the board, reached his term limit this year.

Court’s Temporary Suspension of CPP Litigation Recognizes Pruitt Can’t Have it Both Ways

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the D.C. Circuit Court put a temporary 60 day suspension on any decision on litigation over the Clean Power Plan, asking for additional briefings on the question of whether the Court should remand the case to the EPA or hold onto it.

The Sierra Club is one of several groups litigating on behalf of the Clean Power Plan’s life-saving protections.

Environmental Justice Organizations Request EJ Report for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Programs in Maryland

Annapolis, MD -- Green For All, Free Your Voice, GreenLatinos, Maryland Environmental Health Network, Chispa Maryland of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Dr.

Parents, Teachers and Science Supporters Applaud that SB393 is Stalled for 2017

SB 393--a bill which would have allowed non evidence-based information to be taught in the K-12 science classroom and would have blocked school boards from intervening to stop science miseducation-- ​was pulled from the House floor agenda and will not advance in 2017.