Press Releases

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $735 Million for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Washington, D.C. - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 70 grant recipients for its Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program to receive funding for over 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles.

Sierra Club Statement on China Select Committee Critical Minerals Working Group’s Final Meeting

Today, the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (China Select Committee), held a final meeting to release three new bills – the Black Mass Export Controls Act, the Critical Minerals Workforce Enhancement Act, and the Earth Sciences and Cooperation Enhancement Act – aimed at advancing domestic and allied nations’ critical mineral supply chains necessary for the clean energy transition and economic security.

‘Grizzly Bears Not Recovered’ Says Leading Biologist, 15 Regional & National Groups Petition for New Recovery Vision

Washington, D.C. — Today, 15 national, regional and state environmental, tribal, and animal welfare groups petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to adopt a new approach to recovering grizzly bears in the U.S. Northern Rockies, pointing to a new science-based report by Dr. Christopher Servheen, the former USFWS Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator (1981-2016).

Sierra Club Statement on Potential Federal Protections for Monarch Butterflies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it would consider protections for the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act.

Trump Floats Plan to Sell Out Communities and Environment to the Highest Bidder

Today, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about a plan to bypass environmental reviews for “any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America.”

Report: LA Gas Plant Among Nine Likely Violating Federal Air Standards, Community Groups Demand Shutdown

INDUSTRY, Calif. — A coalition of environmental groups today called for the immediate shutdown of Los Angeles County's Walnut Creek Energy Park after a new report revealed it likely violates federal air quality standards, endangering nearby schools and neighborhoods.

Sierra Club Statement on Designation of Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Biden announced the designation of Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument as the country’s newest national monument. The announcement occurred at the White House Tribal Nations Summit, the annual convening of the federal government and Tribes across the United States.

Florida Public Service Commission Approves TECO Coal Retirement and Rate Increase

TAMPA, FL. – The Florida PSC approved a plan to shutter the coal-burning equipment at Tampa Electric Company (TECO)’s Polk coal plant, a move recommended and championed by the Sierra Club. This will mark the 388th coal plant to retire since the Beyond Coal campaign, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, launched in 2010.

Sierra Club Statement on Release of Final Arctic Refuge Record of Decision

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of Interior released the final record of decision revising the program for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Refuge established under Donald Trump.

USDA Hosts Community Meeting for New Sáttítla National Monument

MEDICINE LAKE, Calif. -- The Sierra Club joined the Pit River Tribe and local leaders on Saturday to urge President Biden to designate the proposed Sáttítla National Monument in the national forests of northeast California. The meeting was hosted by the US Department of Agriculture and attended by over 400 people.