January 10, 2017
Today, President Elect Donald Trump held his first press conference since July 27, 2016 while the Senate Foreign Relations committee held a hearing on his nominee for Secretary of State, former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson.
Press Releases
January 10, 2017
Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing to examine the nomination of former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of State.
January 9, 2017
In the most recent of the six State of the State addresses scheduled throughout the week, Governor Cuomo announced to a Long Island audience today that New York is committed to building 2,400 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind power by 2030 – enough to power 1.25 million homes.
January 8, 2017
Better World Club (BWC), America’s eco-friendly auto and bicycle assistance club, and the Sierra Club, the nation’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, announced today a partnership that will provide Sierra Club members with special membership benefits—and bolster both organizations’ environmental efforts.
January 9, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to examine the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama to be Attorney General at the Department of Justice.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
“Appointing Jeff Sessions to lead the Justice Department is an oxymoron -- the words ‘Justice’ and ‘Jeff Sessions’ don’t belong in the same sentence, let alone the same title.
January 8, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, USAToday reported that ExxonMobil did business with Iran, Syria and Sudan under President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
The Sierra Club also released a new video today called "Reject #RExxon" and will promote it in select media markets.
In response, Sie
January 8, 2017
On Wednesday, Governor Cuomo is expected to announce plans to install over 500 electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations, 500 at New York workplaces and 69 along the New York State Thruway, as a part of his State of the State agenda.
January 5, 2017
In Response to comments made by Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) about Donald Trump’s EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt, Bill Price, a Sierra Club organizer and public health advocate in Charleston, West Virginia, released the following statement.
January 5, 2017
According to E&E News, the Super PAC supporting Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s nominee to be EPA Administrator, is set to continue operations even in the event that Pruitt be confirmed.
January 4, 2017
Today, final numbers of U.S. electric vehicle (EV) sales for the 2016 year were released showing that despite low gas prices, a record-breaking 24,785 electric vehicles were purchased this past December, the largest sales month ever (the last highest sales month was September 2016 when 17,224 EVs were sold in the U.S.).