Press Releases

Sierra Club Statement on Relief Package & Need for Economic Stimulus

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Senate today passed an emergency aid package as part of a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sierra Club Agreement with Ameren Strengthens Energy Planning, Low-Income Programs

ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order today that will keep fixed rates flat and increase funding for low-income assistance programs. By improving Ameren’s long-term planning, it also sets the stage to increase investments in clean energy that make it easier to retire uneconomic coal plants that cost families more on bills. 

Sierra Club Congratulates Marie Newman on Democratic Primary Victory

Chicago, IL -- Late yesterday evening, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Marie Newman won her primary to become the Democratic nominee in Illinois' Third Congressional District. The Sierra Club endorsed Newman earlier this year, their second endorsement of a challenger to a Democratic incumbent this cycle.

New Report Reveals Global Banks Funneled $2.7 Trillion into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Climate Agreement, with Financing on the Rise Each Year

The latest version of the most comprehensive report on global banks’ fossil fuel financing, Banking on Climate Change 2020, was released today, revealing that 35 global banks have not only been sustaining but expanding the fossil fuel sector with more than $2.7 trillion in the four years since the Paris Climate Agreement.

Sierra Club applauds Mississippi Public Service Commission for swift action to protect families from utility disconnections

The Sierra Club applauds Mississippi Public Service Commissioners Brent Bailey, Dane Maxwell, and Brandon Presley for their leadership in convening an emergency meeting on Sunday, March 15, and voting to approve an order suspending utility disconnections for Mississippi residents during this time of hardship and uncertainty from COVID-19.

Louie Miller, State Director of the Mississippi Chapter Sierra Club, released the following statement:

Paintballing Grizzlies: A Dangerous Approach for People and Wildlife

Helena, MT— Last week, the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Department announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior has approved paintballing by the public to haze grizzly bears, a threatened species protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Electricity Customers Pay Billions for Unneeded Power

The electricity grid operator PJM’s capacity market has been overcharging tens of millions of customers to prop up unneeded dirty power plants, a new analysis has found.

COVID-19 National Emergency Declaration: Put People First

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A national emergency declaration was issued today to address the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move should open the door to federal relief funding to assist state and local government responses to the illness.

Department of Environmental Protection Can Improve Climate Pollution Plans, Deliver More Benefits for Families and Businesses

Trenton, NJ. - The New Jersey Sierra Club submitted public comments to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding the critical improvements that must be made to the plans for reducing climate pollution in the state. The Sierra Club’s comments were submitted in response to DEPs stakeholder meetings on climate pollution in New Jersey. The DEP started a modeling and planning process last month for reducing climate pollution consistent with the state’s Energy Master Plan. 

Activists Mobilize as Senate Hosts Hearing on the Economic and Financial Risks of Climate Change

As Senate Democrats prepare to host a hearing tomorrow on the “Economic and Financial Risks of Climate Change,” activists around the country are busy preparing for a major day of action to protest Wall Street’s ongoing financing of fossil fuels and deforestation.