August 5, 2020
Press Releases
August 4, 2020
WASHINGTON― Sens. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced legislation yesterday that would fast-track unsustainable logging, increase wildfire risk and jeopardize community safety. The measure stands in stark contrast to sensible, science-based legislation sponsored by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), which would help communities in fire-prone areas without backcountry logging.
August 4, 2020
Today, 23 local groups delivered a letter signed by 533 Utahns to Governor Gary Herbert calling for him to issue a moratorium on utility shut-offs due to non-payment, and to require utilities to dismiss all utility bill debt incurred during the pandemic.
August 3, 2020
The Colorado Chapter of the Sierra Club today announced its endorsement of former Governor John Hickenlooper in the race for U.S. Senate.
3 de agosto de 2020
El Sierra Club lanzó hoy una campaña de anuncios digitales que urgen al liderazgo del Congreso a que apruebe asistencia económica para los trabajadores de la energía limpia como parte del próximo paquete de rescate económico en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19.
August 3, 2020
Sierra Club members and partners today will kick off a statewide week of action through an online screening of the documentary “We Neighbors,” this evening which focuses on the experiences of residents living near We Energies’ coal-fired power plants in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The week of action intends to engage people across the state through a series of virtual activities as unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced climate activists to rethink how the environmental movement operates. In July, activists at home from across Wisconsin advocated for an extension to the utility shut-off moratorium and won.
August 3, 2020
The Sierra Club launched a five figure digital advertising campaign today, targeting Congressional leadership to pass significant relief for clean energy workers in the next COVID-19 economic relief package.
July 31, 2020
Boston, M.A.-- The Massachusetts House voted on H.4912, a proposed rewrite of a Senate bill passed in January. The bill would create carbon emissions targets for 2030 and 2040, requiring the state to reduce emissions by 50% and 75% below 1990 levels respectively. The bill also would establish a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, create a clean energy equity workforce, and fund energy efficiency and weatherization upgrades for public housing, just to name a few. It was amended to include essential protections for environmental justice communities that are already suffering from environmental pollution and climate impacts.
31 de julio de 2020
La administración Trump emitió hoy una nueva propuesta que limitaría gravemente las protecciones de hábitat de especies en peligro de extinción.
31 de julio de 2020
La Corte Suprema rechazó variar una orden previa que permite a la administración Trump continuar temporalmente la construcción del muto fronterizo mientras que el proceso legal contra dicha construcción avanza en estamentos inferiores.