Washington, DC— The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will vote next week on the confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director of the Bureau of Land Management. Last month, more than 100 local and national conservation organizations sent a letter to the Senate urging support for her confirmation. Read the letter here, and watch the live stream of the vote here.
Oakland, CA— As part of its 125-year journey, Sierra —the national magazine of Sierra Club, the most enduring and influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States—has unveiled a dynamic redesign.
Monroe, LA— Yesterday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Biden administration's pause on new oil and gas leasing on public lands and offshore. The court’s preliminary injunction, which applies to Department of the Interior leasing nationwide, harms efforts to rapidly transition the nation away from fossil fuels and stave off the worst effects of climate change, including catastrophic droughts, floods and wildfires.
Hoy, el 115 aniversario de la Ley de Antigüedades, el Sierra Club instó a la administración Biden a priorizar esta protección fundamental para salvaguardar sitios históricos y culturales, detener la pérdida de biodiversidad y luchar contra la crisis climática.
Haines, AK— On today’s 115th anniversary of the Antiquities Act, the Sierra Club called on the Biden administration to prioritize the bedrock environmental safeguard to protect cultural and historical sites, stop mass biodiversity loss, and fight the climate crisis.
Chris Hill, Director of the Sierra Club’s Our Wild America campaign, released the following statement:
“The Antiquities Act is one of the best safeguards to preserve places with deep cultural, historical and ecological significance.
La administración Biden dio hoy varios pasos para deshacer los debilitamientos del gobierno previo de la Ley de Especies en Peligro.
Las Vegas, NV-- Today, the Nevada Assembly passed AJR3, a resolution in support of protecting 30% of the lands and waters in Nevada by 2030 as a necessary step to protect natural systems and mitigate the climate and extinction crises. The resolution also calls for the establishment of the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument and the permanent protection of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge from the threat of military expansion.
Albuquerque, NM— Today, the Department of the Interior released an outline that lays the groundwork for the national effort to protect 30% of lands and waters in the United States by 2030 (an effort known as “30x30”).
Today, seven national and regional organizations delivered a letter to President Joe Biden requesting his intervention to halt any actions by the US Air Force that could lead to the installation of commercial and private cargo operations at the Homestead Air Reserve Base in Southern Florida at the edge of America’s most threatened national parks.
Newe legal motion responds to 14 states challenging the leasing pause
Sierra Club issued the following statements on the passing of Adam Kolton, executive director of Alaska Wilderness League.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff today announced the addition of 16 new sites to the National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The announcement marks the end of National Parks Week this year.