Washington, DC – Yesterday, President Biden unveiled his FY2023 budget, which requests $1.6 trillion in federal funding for the 2023 fiscal year. The proposed budget includes the largest funding request ever for the EPA, Department of Energy, and Department of the Interior. At the crux of the budget is adjusting the tax code to ensure the wealthiest billionaires pay their fair share, efforts to address inflation, and a repeal of fossil fuel subsidies.
Washington, DC – Tonight, President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address.
In response, Sierra Club President Ramon Cruz released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday, the Biden administration announced a significant cross-agency initiative to lower industrial carbon emissions, support environmental justice, and create clean manufacturing jobs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Biden held a press conference as the Senate has the opportunity to safeguard democracy and Americans’ right to vote and is continuing negotiations on Biden’s plan to invest in families and communities across the country, all in the face of unified Republican obstruction.
In response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement:
In a filing late Friday, the Biden administration's U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) defended two Trump-era resource management plans (RMPs) that failed to comply with a court order to account for impacts from burning publicly-owned coal, including on public health, and to consider alternatives that limit coal leasing on public lands in the Powder River Basin – the largest coal-producing region in the country.
Today, a coalition representing thousands of members who live in communities directly impacted by coal mining sent a letter to the White House asking the Biden Administration to prioritize the appointment of a permanent director for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). The groups highlight three specific, unprecedented challenges facing the coal mining industry and coal mining communities.
Biden’s Request Includes Largest Investment in Environmental Justice Ever, Expands Key Climate Action, Equity, Healthcare and Pandemic Preparedness Funding
Washington, DC -- Tonight, President Biden will give his first joint address to Congress. In his address, the president is expected to speak about his administration’s response to the ongoing pandemic and the work that lies ahead.
Washington, DC -- Today, President Biden will take significant executive action to marshal the entire federal government to address the climate crisis in a just and equitable manner.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
Washington, DC -- Today, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union, Sierra Club, and Southern Border Communities Coalition today filed a new lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s transfer of an additional $3.8 billion in military funds for border wall construction. Congress did not authorize the funds.
Bakersfield, CA— Today, reports suggest that Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Bernhardt will officially grant a permanent contract to Westlands Water District to divert water from California’s Central Valley to wealthy agricultural interests. Sec.