Washington, DC – Despite having control of the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress, Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are preparing to allow the federal government to shut down tonight at midnight. The shutdown comes as agencies are already experiencing massive funding cuts and reductions in staff as the Trump administration continues its mass firing efforts and illegal rescissions across government.
Washington, D.C. — Today, environmental groups including the Sierra Club, Climate Action Campaign, Climate Power, Earthjustice Action, Evergreen Action, Friends of the Earth Action, League of Conservation Voters, and NRDC Action Fund issued the following statement in response to continued threats of a government shutdown from President Trump and Republicans in Congress:
Washington, DC – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal that would effectively eliminate the agency’s longstanding tool to track greenhouse gas emissions, the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.
Washington, DC — As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall approaches, news reports say that the Trump administration has begun to place on leave dozens of FEMA workers who raised concerns of funding cuts and staffing shortages putting lives at risk in the event of another Katrina-level disaster.
Washington, DC – Today, in its most direct assault thus far on the movement to mitigate the climate crisis, the Trump administration will formally propose a plan to rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s longstanding greenhouse gas endangerment finding. If finalized, this action will devastate the EPA’s ability to carry out its primary authority to limit climate pollution under the federal Clean Air Act.
Washington, DC – Today, Speaker Johnson announced that the House will adjourn earlier than planned this week, abandoning the chamber’s remaining work in order to begin August recess in mid-July.
Oakland, CA – The Sierra Club has filed another lawsuit against the Trump Administration, this time seeking to hold the Office of Management and Budget accountable for its failure to respond to three Freedom of Information Act requests, which seek OMB’s records and communications related to freezing Congressionally appropriated funding, as well as communications between key OMB and the Department of Government Effi
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – The Sierra Club Utah Chapter calls for accountability for Senator Mike Lee and Senator John Curtis for going directly against the will of the people by attempting to sell millions of acres of public lands in Utah, and voting to gut clean energy incentives and programs.
Washington, DC – This morning, despite widespread public opposition to the many clear dangers of the bill, House Republicans are expected to cast the final vote to pass Donald Trump’s reckless budget reconciliation package that will endanger public health, kill clean energy jobs and their economic benefits, and raise costs for working families and small businesses—all to hand big tax breaks to billionaires and corporate polluters.
Washington, DC – Today, Republicans in the United States Senate voted to endanger public health, kill clean energy jobs and their economic benefits, and raise costs for working families and small businesses—all to hand big tax breaks to billionaires and corporate polluters. Despite widespread public opposition to the many dangers of the bill, H.R. 1 passed by a vote of 51-50, with JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote.
Washington, DC – Late last night, Senate Republicans released updated text of Donald Trump’s dangerous Budget Reconciliation bill that doubles down on efforts to endanger public health, sell off our nation’s public lands, kill clean energy jobs and their economic impact, and raise costs for working families and small businesses—all to hand big tax breaks to billionaires and corporate polluters.
Washington, DC – Last night, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled against multiple provisions included in the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee’s portion of Donald Trump’s so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill,” including the fire sale of millions of acres of public lands and “pay to pollute” provisions to skirt environmental protections.