Press Releases

Green Groups to Join Lawsuit in Support of California Clean Car and Truck Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Sierra Club are moving to defend California’s protective clean vehicle standards in court.

House to Vote on Bill to Repeal Mining Ban in Boundary Waters

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on a controversial proposal, backed by the Trump Administration, that would allow toxic sulfide mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.

Congress Must Protect Funding for EV Charging Across the Country

WASHINGTON — Today, the Senate and House of Representatives released a series of appropriation bills. The draft fiscal year 2026 transportation bill would strip away more than $875 million in funds for EV charging infrastructure, including roughly $500 million already apportioned to all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico to build essential EV charging infrastructure along the nation’s highways under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Charging (NEVI) Formula program.

Democratic Governors Align with Sierra Club, Urge Big Tech to Pay Their Fair Share

Washington, D.C. - Today, Democratic governors from Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Maryland signed onto a deal to ensure PJM takes measures that ensure Big Tech is paying their fair share for their massive power usage. 

Sierra Club Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration For Refusing to Reveal Efforts to Whitewash History on Public Lands

WASHINGTON, DC — The Sierra Club has filed another lawsuit against the Trump Administration for refusing to reveal information, this time related to the Administration’s efforts to erase history on public lands. The Sierra Club seeks to hold the Department of the Interior accountable for its failure to respond to basic Freedom of Information Act requests within the timeline required by law.

Trump Redirects Pollution-Control Funding to Prop Up More Polluting Coal Plants

Washington, D.C. - Today, Politico reported that the Trump administration will use funding legally directed by Congress to reduce pollution to instead help build new and prop up aging, expensive, polluting coal plants. Responding to competitive pressure from lower cost and lower risk resources, utilities have voluntarily retired 158 coal plants over the last decade.

MLK’s Legacy Lives in Parks, Public Lands Despite Interior Erasure

Nationwide groups are resolute for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Court Deals Another Blow to Trump’s Attacks on Offshore Wind

Washington, D.C. - Today, a judge at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction for yet another one of Donald Trump’s bans on offshore wind. In December 2025, Donald Trump’s Department of Interior issued an all-out pause on all offshore wind projects, including projects that were nearly completed.

Students and Community Groups Cry Foul As University of Oregon Increases Fossil Fuel Use By Over Fifty Percent

Eugene, Ore. - Students and community groups raised the alarm today after discovering that, on January 6th, the University of Oregon began a pilot project, using an additional large “natural” methane gas turbine to generate electricity to sell to the local publicly owned utility, Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB).

Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington’s Last Coal Plant Operating

Washington, D.C. - Today, public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy’s (DOE) illegal emergency order forcing Washington’s last coal plant to operate past its planned retirement date.