Press Releases

California Legislature passes SB 253, the Climate Corporate Leadership and Accountability Act

Bill is the first of its kind in the nation to expand transparency in corporate emissions

Sierra Club: Interior Report on Mining Law Outlines Necessary Reforms

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Biden Administration issued a new report on recommendations for updating the 1872 General Mining Law. Among the proposed reforms are increased Tribal consultation and engagement, a new leasing system, and incorporating climate change and environmental justice factors into the review of mining proposals.

IEA Underscores Need for Immediate Halt to Fossil Fuel Expansion

For the first time, the International Energy Agency, the world’s leading energy analysis and policy organization, is projecting that we are “witnessing the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era” and that the world will hit peak demand for coal, oil, and gas before 2030.

Advocacy Groups Slam New Industry-Led 'Standard' for Low-Emissions Steel as EU-US Trade Deal Looms

Groups criticize GSCC certification for ignoring social, environmental impacts of steelmaking and lacking meaningful measures to reduce emissions

Indigenous Leaders & Environmental Advocates Submit Thousands of Comments in Opposition to Proposed Gas Plant in Superior, WI

La Crosse, WI – Yesterday was the final day the USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) accepted further comments on a revised environmental assessment on the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC), a proposed fossil gas plant to be located in Superior, Wisconsin.

Sierra Club Announces 2023 National Award Winners

(Oakland, California) – A set of twins from Idaho, a young Tennessee lawmaker who gained national attention this year and a woman who has led Sierra Club outings for 50 years are among those receiving the Sierra Club’s 2023 national awards.

Sierra Club: President Biden Can and Should Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline Immediately

Washington, D.C. – Today the Biden Administration released a draft of an environmental study on the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).

Sierra Club Statement on the Biden Administration’s Announcement on the Arctic Refuge, Western Arctic

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the White House announced a series of groundbreaking policies with major significance for the communities, landscapes, and wildlife of the Arctic and for the effort to take on climate change.

Lawsuit Targets State of Utah for Failing to Protect the Great Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Conservation and community groups sued the state of Utah today for its failure to ensure that enough water reaches the Great Salt Lake to prevent ecological collapse.

New Reports Show Homeowners – and Prospective Homebuyers – Feeling the Effects of Worsening Climate Crisis

Washington, DC – On Sunday, September 3, the Washington Post reported that at least five large U.S. property insurers, including Allstate, American Family, Nationwide, Erie Insurance Group and Berkshire Hathaway, have informed regulators that extreme weather fueled by climate change has led them to stop writing coverages in some regions and exclude protections from various events in others.