Press Releases

Environmental Groups Request Rehearing for Controversial SSEP Pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental groups filed a request for rehearing for the dangerous, expensive, and unnecessary Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, or SSEP.

New Berkshire Hathaway CEO Ignores Financial Risks of Fossil Fuels in First Letter to Shareholders

OMAHA, Neb. — In his first letter to shareholders as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, Greg Abel acknowledged that rising electricity demand and more frequent wildfires will impact the delivery of affordable and reliable energy to customers.

Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States

GREAT FALLS, MONTANA — The Sierra Club has joined multiple conservation groups in suing the Bureau of Land Management to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public lands in nine Western states. The lawsuit covers the dwindling species’ habitat in Montana, Idaho, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nevada, California, Utah and Wyoming.

Sierra Club Endorses John Cavanaugh for Congress

Omaha, NE – Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of State Senator John Cavanaugh in the 2026 election for the office of House of Representatives in Nebraska’s Second Congressional District.  

Advisory: Sierra Club to Speak on Panel on America 250 Initiative and Threats to National Parks

Event is Thursday, March 5, at 10:30 a.m. in Capitol Visitor Center Room 268 in Washington, D.C.

Sierra Club Releases First Trove of Emails, Texts, and Calendars from Trump’s Department of the Interior

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Sierra Club released the first batch of communications and calendars received from the Department of the Interior in the wake of the organization’s lawsuit following the agency’s failure to respond to public records requests for the documents.

Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration’s Attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Republicans began the process of overturning the management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.

SIERRA CLUB REACTS: Energy Department Loans Money For Georgia Power’s Gas Fleet

ATLANTA -  The Department of Energy announced it will give a $26.5 billion loan to Southern Company to build the largest, most expensive gas fleet in the nation.

Sierra Club Statement on Relaunch of Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative

NEW YORK — The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM) announced today that it has relaunched the initiative, in a move that comes almost exactly one year after NZAM suspended activities in the wake of the departure of one of its

APS Parent Company Reports Increase in Profits While Arizonans Experience Ever Increasing Utility Bills

PHOENIX, AZ – Today during its fourth quarter financial results conference call, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, parent company of utility Arizona Public Service (APS), reported an increase in its annual profits. The results are in sharp contrast to what Arizonans and APS customers are experiencing – spiked utility bills, and degraded air quality, all while Pinnacle West reported $617 million in profits in 2025. In the call, Pinnacle West also reported $423 million in dividends to shareholders.