WASHINGTON, D.C— The Trump administration today announced a new proposed rule to circumvent establishing habitat protections for endangered species. The rule follows a string of other proposals to weaken the Endangered Species Act, including another rule proposed just last month putting additional restrictions on designation of critical habitat.
Washington, DC— Today, the Trump administration proposed gutting protections for national forest lands— granting easier access to the fossil fuel industry for drilling and fracking on the landscapes.
"Donald Trump es el peor presidente de la historia para la limpieza del aire y el agua, la salud pública y el clima. Es una vergüenza nacional su descarada celebración en un parque nacional como si fuera una fiesta mientras las familias del país confrontan las realidades de la crisis climática que él mismo ha exacerbado. Tenemos que reemplazarlo con Joe Biden”.
El ex vicepresidente Joe Biden aceptó anoche la nominación del Partido Demócrata a la presidencia de Estados Unidos. La semana pasada, el Sierra Club apoyó oficialmente a Biden, subrayando la fortaleza de su plan para atacar la crisis climática, y elogió su selección de Kamala Harris como su compañera de boleta.
Washington, DC -- The Sierra Club is calling for the resignation of US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy following his actions to disrupt mail service and undermine the United States Postal Service. DeJoy is set to testify on his recent changes to USPS in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee tomorrow and the House Oversight Committee next week.
El Sierra Club declaró hoy su apoyo a la candidatura de Joe Biden a la presidencia de Estados Unidos.
La Corte Suprema rechazó variar una orden previa que permite a la administración Trump continuar temporalmente la construcción del muto fronterizo mientras que el proceso legal contra dicha construcción avanza en estamentos inferiores.
Tomorrow, Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at an oil rig in Midland, Texas. Trump is expected to tout his administration’s attacks on key environmental protections, with the goal of propping up the oil and gas industry at the expense of local communities that will be subjected to increased air and water pollution.
La Oficina del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional emitió ayer un detallado informe sobre las grandes fallas en los proyectos de construcción del muro fronterizo de la administración Trump.
Yuma, AZ— Today, despite a major spike in COVID-19 cases across Arizona, Donald Trump will visit Yuma in an attempt to pivot attention to his border wall project.
Washington, DC— Today as the country faces an uprising for racial justice and ongoing pandemic, the Trump administration’s Department of the Interior released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in efforts to strip critical protections in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Washington, DC— The Sierra Club secured over 14,437 documents from the Department of the Interior through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), including call logs, meetings and email communications that are now available for the public. Find and search the documents online here.
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