JACKSON, WY — Major League Baseball will no longer consider Grand Teton National Park as a site for a future game, Commissioner Rob Manfred told local leaders in a letter Thursday. The decision follows mass public opposition to the idea of building a ballpark inside the park.
In response to the news, Chris Kassar, director of the Sierra Club’s Wyoming chapter, issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC — Sierra Club celebrates Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of California’s Outdoors for All Act, SB 1268, and calls for greater federal investment to expan
JACKSON, WY — According to reports from The Washington Post, Major League Baseball is actively considering building a ballpark inside a national park to host a future game. Three possible sites within Grand Teton National Park were examined, with National Park Service Deputy Director, Frank Lands, reportedly looking at the sites during a visit that coincided with MLB’s.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trump on Sunday announced that his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch at Memorial Circle would double as a military complex. According to a post on Truth Social, Trump says the site would house a large number of drones, station snipers on the roof and plaza, and store large quantities of sniper ammunition.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sierra Club is raising serious concerns following reports that a Labor Day weekend family camping trip ended with five men taken away by immigration agents as their loved ones and young children watched.
EL PASO, TX — Following widespread bipartisan outrage, Donald Trump’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced Monday that the agency is temporarily pausing all construction activity in Big Bend National Park as he visits the site this week. Scott did not say how long the pause would last or commit to canceling the project.
AUSTIN, TX — Federal contractors moved heavy equipment into Big Bend National Park earlier this week and began bulldozing new roads Wednesday, putting into motion the first use of sweeping federal border-construction waiver authority inside a National Park.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sierra Club and its North Carolina Chapter condemn a recent ICE operation at Wilson Creek Recreation Area in Pisgah National Forest that resulted in 13 arrests.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just over one month after its launch, the One Million Kids Outdoors initiative has already helped connect 50,000 children with nature. More than 150 organizations have now joined the nationwide effort, building early momentum toward its goal of getting one million kids outdoors by next summer.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation voted to advance changes that would weaken federal oversight of construction projects affecting historic sites and culturally important landscapes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Sierra Club representatives testified before the National Capital Planning Commission in opposition to the Trump administration’s proposal to construct a 250-foot arch on National Park Service land at Memorial Circle, adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery. During the hearing, the representatives urged the Commission to reject the proposal, arguing it would permanently alter one of the nation’s most significant commemorative landscapes.