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.
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.
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
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.
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
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 considered in a package with dozens of other nominees to federal posts rather than on their individual merit. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions is an independent agency that regulates interstate energy projects. It is responsible for ensuring that consumers are not price-gouged by energy providers.