May 14, 2020
Oakland, CA -- Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement on the murder of Breonna Taylor.
Press Releases
May 14, 2020
DENVER— Conservation groups sued Arch Coal today over illegal pollution at the company’s West Elk coal mine in western Colorado. The mine is the single-largest industrial source of methane pollution in the state.
13 de mayo de 2020
Un devastador informe de E2 y ACORE revela que la industria de energía limpia perdió casi medio millón de empleos en abril, además de los 100.000 que perdió en marzo.
May 13, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A devastating new report out this afternoon from E2 and ACORE showing that the clean energy industry lost nearly a half million jobs in April and over 100,000 in March. Before the crisis, clean energy had been one of our fastest growing industries, employing almost 3.4 million people by the end of 2019, and now it’s struggling.
May 13, 2020
Today, a team of seasoned political strategists, content creators, digital organizers, activists, and communications operatives are launching Climate Power 2020 — a campaign dedicated to changing the politics of climate in 2020.
12 de mayo de 2020
Los líderes demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes presentaron la propuesta de ley HEROES, un paquete de ayuda contra COVID-19 tras la aprobación en marzo de otra iniciativa de ayuda conocida como CARES Act.
May 12, 2020
Washington, DC — Today, Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives introduced the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or the HEROES Act, a COVID-19 relief package following up on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed in March.
12 de mayo de 2020
Más de 100 millones de personas en Estados Unidos viven en una ciudad, condado o estado comprometido a obtener toda su energía de fuentes limpias y renovables. El histórico hito se logró tras la reciente adopción de esta meta por parte del estado de Virginia.
May 11, 2020
A federal judge today largely upheld an April 15 ruling vacating Nationwide Permit 12, a key water crossing permit used by TC Energy’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and many other pipelines nationwide.
May 10, 2020
Charleston, WV -- Today, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC), and the Sierra Club filed a notice of intent to sue the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) for its mismanagement of the Special Reclamation Fund (SRF), and its related failure to comply with federal reporting requirements. The SRF was established to reclaim and clean up recently abandoned coal mines. The groups sending the notice letter are represented by attorneys with Appalachian Mountain Advocates and Public Justice.