Press Releases

April 3, 2026

Diné, Pueblo, and allied groups condemn the Trump Administration’s proposal to revoke Public Land Order (PLO) 7923, which withdraws federal minerals from future oil and gas leasing within approximately 10-miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park. 

April 3, 2026

WHAT
  • The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expected to soon release a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for their plan to rescind the Roadless Area Conversation Rule.
    • Enacted in 2001 with broad bipartisan support, the “Roadless Rule” conserves 45 million acres of national forest land.

April 2, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Dominion Energy South Carolina (DESC)’s proposed 2026 IRP doubles down on volatile fracked-gas while continuing to cling to expensive coal power, asserts Sierra Club’s analysis of the utility’s filing, which was made publicly available in the docket on Wednesday.

April 2, 2026

A coalition of labor unions, community and climate groups have written to the Hyundai CEO asking the company to ensure its proposed $5.8 billion steel mill in Donaldsonville meets strong health and environmental standards, while providing quality jobs.

April 2, 2026

ALBUQUERQUE – This week, the Trump administration advanced the process of increasing oil and gas drilling on a landscape considered sacred by Pueblos and Tribes.

On Tuesday, the Trump administration began a 7-day Public Scoping period, the next step in its proposal to open the Greater Chaco Region to oil and gas drilling. The comment period is much shorter than the standard 30- or 60-day comment periods on leasing proposals.

April 2, 2026

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration today finalized rules to fast-track approval of logging, mining, drilling, road building and other projects in America’s national forests by eliminating decades-old public participation requirements for environmental reviews. 

The new U.S. Department of Agriculture rules also ax public notice and comment on federal bird flu responses and wildlife-killing activities.

April 2, 2026

Lawsuit claims Trump's use of 'Extinction Committee' violates law in numerous ways

April 1, 2026

Today, Sierra Club and its Delta Chapter submitted another round of comments to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality after identifying additional errors, inconsistencies, and misrepresentations in Hyundai’s air permit application for its proposed steel plant. The comments highlight why LDEQ should not expedite a permit for this new steel plant.

April 1, 2026

BEND, Ore. — On Monday, April 6, the Sierra Club Oregon Chapter and partners are hosting a town hall meeting in support of preserving the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, also known as the Roadless Rule.

April 1, 2026

DENVER — Today the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) officially expanded, connecting western and eastern electric grids and providing increased access to clean energy for major utilities across the West and Great Plains in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, and Arizona.