Press Releases

Sierra Club Response to Tonight’s Presidential Debate

Tonight, Vice President Kamala Harris faced convicted felon Donald Trump in the only debate that will be held between the two candidates before the presidential election.

Sierra Club Statement on Launch of National Wilderness Coalition

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a diverse coalition of local, statewide, and national conservation and environmental justice organizations formally announced the creation of the National Wilderness Coalition (NWC) in Washington, DC. The NWC will reinvigorate a diverse and powerful wilderness movement; it is made up of organizations who have come together to build political power and advance wilderness legislation.

Sierra Club Seeks Legal Intervention to Defend Denver's Strong Energy Codes

Denver, CO - The Sierra Club, represented by attorneys with Earthjustice, filed a motion to intervene in a second lawsuit targeting Denver’s programs to reduce building sector emissions that contribute to the city’s poor air quality and to climate change.

Massachusetts and Rhode Island Select Nearly 3,000 MW of Offshore Wind Projects in Joint Procurement

BOSTON, MA. -- Today, project bids for offshore wind development in Massachusetts and Rhode Island were selected by the states’ two respective energy and environmental agencies, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER). In total, 2,878 MW – split across three selected projects – were chosen in the first-of-its-kind joint procurement. That is enough renewable energy to power 1.5 million homes.

NOAA Releases Final Report on Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA -- Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary.

Line 5 is an Existential Threat to the Bad River Band, the Great Lakes, and Our Climate

Madison, WISCONSIN – Today the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released its final environmental impact statement (EIS) on the Line 5 pipeline, a 71-year-old oil pipeline that has continued to illegally trespass through the Bad River Band’s reservation in northern Wisconsin.

Power Cooperative Serving Rural Nevadans Selected as Finalist for Transformative Clean Energy Investment

NEVADA – Today President Biden and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) has been selected as a finalist to receive funding through USDA’s $9.7 billion Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. AEPCO services customers throughout the Southwest, including rural Southern Nevadans in Pahrump and Mesquite. 

Biden Administration’s New ERA Award is a Major Win for GRE Customers and Rural Minnesotans

Maple Grove, MINNESOTA – Today President Biden announced that Great River Energy (GRE) has been selected as a finalist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program, a novel program of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.

Sierra Club, BlueGreen Alliance, Center for American Progress Criticize Nippon Steel Refurbishment Plans Amid U.S. Steel Takeover

WASHINGTON, DC – Since announcing Nippon Steel Corporation’s bid to buy U.S. Steel, Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel have waged an aggressive persuasion, advertising, and lobbying blitz to influence elected officials to approve their takeover. They have assured stakeholders that Nippon Steel is a best-in-class steel company with a sterling environmental and labor record.

Biden Administration Approves Tenth Offshore Wind Project Off Coast of Maryland

Maryland – Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a Record of Decision on US Wind’s Construction and Operations Plan for an offshore wind project in Maryland, marking the Biden administration’s final approval for this project. This is the nation’s tenth approved offshore wind project.