Press Releases

June 6, 2025

BROOKLINE, MA. – Massachusetts municipalities continue to lead the nation in innovative actions to reduce single-use plastics.  Several towns, during their annual spring town meetings, adopted a range of measures to further address the plastic crisis.

June 6, 2025

GREENSBORO, NC - Last night, on World Environment Day, the Guilford County Commissioners unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution, asking for a more thorough analysis of the proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP).

June 5, 2025

The Trump administration is moving ahead with a plan to delay implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s critical Clean Air Act protections against methane and other harmful pollution from the oil and gas industry.

June 5, 2025

HARTFORD, Conn. – As the 2025 legislative session comes to a close, Sierra Club Connecticut is celebrating key victories for climate, environmental justice, and public health. Among the most important bills passed this year are Senate Bill 9 and House Bill 5004—comprehensive climate legislation that will move the state closer to meeting its greenhouse gas reduction goals while centering equity and building resilience in the face of the climate crisis. 

June 5, 2025

Washington, DC – Last night, Republicans on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works released text of their section of Donald Trump’s so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” in the Senate.

June 5, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Some visitors could pay higher fees to visit America’s national parks with Donald Trump’s recent budget proposal.

June 4, 2025

Research shows BlackRock holds billions of dollars in shares, bonds at fossil fuel companies

June 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of the Interior announced it would revoke 18 federal rules overseeing geothermal energy projects and mineral mining on public lands and wilderness areas.

June 3, 2025

Audubon, PA - As a response to rising energy bills due to PJM’s poor planning and affinity for dirty, pricey fossil fuels, communities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are rallying and voicing their discontent to the nation’s largest regional transmission organization. 

June 2, 2025

The Trump administration’s official budget request for fiscal year 2026 includes a massive rollback of a major conservation funding program, unprecedented cuts to the National Park Service, and further reductions to federal programs aimed at connecting kids and communities with the outdoors.