federal-policy

February 24, 2026

Washington, DC – Tonight, as costs for American families continue to soar and environmental and public health protections are weakened by his administration, Donald Trump delivered the first official State of the Union address of his second term.

In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Loren Blackford released the following statement:

February 12, 2026

Washington, DC – Today, in a brazen assault on the health and welfare of the American public, the Trump administration announced its rule revoking the Environmental Protection Agency’s longstanding greenhouse gas endangerment finding under the federal Clean Air Act. With the stroke of a pen at a White House, Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin have formalized climate denialism as official government policy and moved to eliminate EPA’s ability to directly fight the climate crisis. 

February 10, 2026

Washington, DC – Today, in a brazen assault on the health and welfare of the American public, the Trump administration announced that it will finalize its rule revoking the Environmental Protection Agency’s longstanding greenhouse gas endangerment finding under the federal Clean Air Act. With the stroke of a pen at a White House event this Thursday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will formalize climate denialism as official government policy and move to eliminate EPA’s ability to directly fight the climate crisis.

January 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC — The Sierra Club has filed another lawsuit against the Trump Administration for refusing to reveal information, this time related to the Administration’s efforts to erase history on public lands. The Sierra Club seeks to hold the Department of the Interior accountable for its failure to respond to basic Freedom of Information Act requests within the timeline required by law.

December 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC  Calls for EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to step down or be fired have grown across the political and ideological spectrum in recent days, with conservative activists in the Trump-aligned “Make America Healthy Again” movement circulating a petition calling for his resignation and the clean air advocacy organization Moms Clean Air Force sending a 

December 11, 2025

RALEIGH, NC – Today, the Sierra Club, the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization, announced its endorsement of Roy Cooper for United States Senate in North Carolina, citing his outstanding record as Governor of North Carolina to strengthen the state’s clean energy economy and commitment as a Senator to help lower costs and deliver for working families.

November 17, 2025

Washington, DC – A new memo released today by the Sierra Club analyzes the legal risks polluters would be exposed to if Donald Trump and Administrator Lee Zeldin choose to rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s landmark Endangerment Finding, as they 

November 6, 2025

Washington, DC – Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced today that she will not seek reelection to the House of Representatives, after a lengthy career in service to her constituents and our nation. First elected in 1987, Pelosi rose through leadership to become the first and only woman elected as Speaker of the House. 

In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Loren Blackford released the following statement:

November 4, 2025

Washington, DC – Ballots are still being counted, but early returns show Sierra Club-endorsed candidates have won critical races across multiple states, including high profile Gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, the New York City Mayoral race, Georgia’s Public Service Commission races, and more.

October 30, 2025

Oakland, CA — The Sierra Club has filed another lawsuit against the Trump Administration after its Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, failed to provide materials in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the organization.

October 16, 2025

Washington, DC – As the Trump administration continues to undo federal regulations that protect our air and water, including proposals to eliminate standards for vehicle emissions and revoke the 2009 endangerment finding, the Sierra Club today released 952 pages of emails between EPA officials and external organizations provided in response to the environmental organization’s Freedom of Information Act request.

October 10, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, the Trump administration announced that it has begun the process of laying off thousands of federal workers via reductions-in-force (RIF) notifications sent out across agencies. “The RIFs have begun,” Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought wrote on X shortly after Noon Eastern.