Press Releases

Sierra Club Statement: Trump Plans to Roll Back Progress on Electric Vehicles, Hamper U.S. Auto Industry

Washington, D.C. – Today, Reuters reported that Donald Trump intends to attack progress in the U.S. on clean vehicles, including efforts that have saved the American people billions this year alone. 

Sierra Club Responds to Enbridge's Line 6 Pipeline Spilling 70,000 Gallons of Oil in Wisconsin

Oakland, WISCONSIN – Approximately 70,000 gallons of oil have spilled from Enbridge’s Line 6 pipeline.

Sierra Club Statement on Interior Department $450M Commitment to Local Parks

The Department of Interior announced that over the next five years the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program will provide $450 million in grants to communities to create or improve local parks.

Chaplin Community Makes Case to DEEP for Stronger Regulations at Gas Compressor Station

CHAPLIN, CT. – Late Thursday evening, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection hosted a virtual public hearing on the proposed renewal of a Title V air permit at Enbridge’s gas compression station in Chaplin. The hearing was organized at the urging of Sierra Club Connecticut, alongside community members and other allied groups who share concerns about the facility's impact on local air quality. 

CHIPS Act Contract with Micron Doesn’t Specify Job Creation, Wages, or Job Quality

Washington, DC – Members of CHIPS Communities United (CCU), a coalition of unions, environmental, and community groups, responded to the contract between the CHIPS Program Office and Micron Corp. for facilities in New York and Idaho. The coalition raised concerns about the absence of firm, transparent job creation and job quality commitments, supposedly a central goal of the CHIPS and Science Act. 

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $735 Million for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Including Over $82 Million for Massachusetts

BOSTON, MA. - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced 70 grant recipients for its Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program to receive funding for over 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles. The awards will go to fund projects in 27 states, three Tribal Nations, and one territory.

Sierra Club Statement on Abandoned Hardrock Mining Cleanup Grants

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of the Interior announced $3.7 million worth of investments to clean up abandoned hardrock mines. The investments are funded through the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) grant program, established by President Biden’s signature bipartisan infrastructure law.

Supreme Court Denies Big Polluters’ Request to Pause Historic Coal Ash Rule

Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court denied big polluters’ request to pause historic safeguards that would hold the coal industry accountable and improve public health for communities across the country.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $735 Million for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Including $78 Million for New York

NEW YORK - 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. The awards will go to fund projects in 27 states, three Tribal Nations, and one territory.

Sierra Club Members Urge TVA to Ditch Expensive Fossil Fuels, Embrace Affordable Clean Energy

Knoxville, T.N. — Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is closing its public comment period on its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP).