January 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of the Interior announced it had not received any bids for the upcoming lease sale in the Arctic Refuge. The lease sale, mandated by the 2017 Tax Act, is currently scheduled for January 9.
Press Releases
January 8, 2025
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Treasury and the IRS has announced final rules for technology-neutral clean energy credits under the Inflation Reduction Act to bolster the clean energy boom across the country. The two tax credits will lower costs for families, create high-quality jobs within the green economy, and improve public health by investing in more clean energy projects across the country.
January 8, 2025
HARTFORD, Conn. – To mark the start of the Connecticut legislative session, Sierra Club Connecticut has shared the following 2025 legislative priorities with elected officials.
End Fossil Fuel Expansion and Subsidies that Cost Money and Harm the Climate
Increase Energy Efficiency
Advance Environmental Justice
Reduce Transportation Pollution
January 7, 2025
Beaumont, Texas – On Monday, ExxonMobil filed a countersuit against the Sierra Club, California Attorney General Robert Bonta, and others in the Eastern District of Texas. This comes in response to a lawsuit the groups filed in September against the company, which is the world’s largest producer of single-use plastic polymers.
January 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Associated Press reported on President-elect Trump celebrating plans by an Emirati billionaire, and an ally of the Trump family, to invest in data centers that will prolong America’s reliance on fossil fuels and increase pollution.
January 7, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the EPA granted a waiver for the Commercial Harbor Craft Standards, which requires harbor craft operators in California to switch to zero-emission boats, cleaning up pollution in the State’s ports.
January 7, 2025
JPMorgan Chase becomes 6th and final major US bank to leave voluntary global initiative
January 7, 2025
Yesterday, President Biden signed the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act into law. Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous releases the following statement.
January 7, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Biden designated two new national monuments today. The Chuckwalla National Monument will preserve the desert ecosystem south of Joshua Tree National Park, while the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument will safeguard critical water resources and national forests in northeast California.
January 6, 2025
Phoenix – On Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that Salt River Project (SRP) is subject to the state’s Public Records Law, marking a significant victory for future transparency and accountability from the utility.