August 13, 2018
In the space of just one week, legal challenges from clean water advocates led to work stoppages along the entire routes of both the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines.
Press Releases
August 10, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley announced that he intends to hold hearings September 4-6 for Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s extremist Supreme Court nominee.
August 9, 2018
Today, the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) responded to an order to halt construction by proposing they complete 45 miles of construction (bless their little hearts).
August 9, 2018
The Sierra Club has launched an aggressive digital ad campaign in The Reno Gazette Journal calling out Congressman Mark Amodei, who represents Nevada’s second congressional district. Amodei recently voted twice against climate action and clean air.
August 9, 2018
The Sierra Club has launched an aggressive digital ad campaign in NJ.com calling out Congressman Tom MacArthur, who represents New Jersey’s third congressional district. MacArthur recently voted repeatedly against climate action and clean air.
August 9, 2018
The Sierra Club has launched an aggressive digital ad campaign in The Los Angeles Times calling out Congressman Steve Knight, who represents California’s 25th congressional district. Knight recently voted repeatedly against climate action and clean air.
August 9, 2018
The Sierra Club has launched an aggressive digital ad campaign in The Modesto Bee calling out Congressman Jeff Denham, who represents California’s 10th congressional district. Denham recently voted repeatedly against climate action and clean air.
August 9, 2018
The Sierra Club has launched an aggressive digital ad campaign in The Portland Press Herald calling out Congressman Bruce Poliquin, who represents Maine’s second congressional district. Poliquin recently voted repeatedly against climate action and clean air.
August 9, 2018
Media outlets reported today that the Trump Administration is planning to nominate Department of Energy official Bernard McNamee to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in order to fill the seat of resigning commissioner Robert Powelson. McNamee helped roll out Energy Secretary Rick Perry's failed coal and nuclear bailout proposal last year, which would have cost electricity customers billions of dollars, and has been a lifelong proponent of dirty fossil fuels.
August 9, 2018
The Sierra Club has launched an aggressive digital ad campaign in leading news outlets across five congressional districts. The ads call out a series of Congressional Republicans who recently voted repeatedly against climate action and clean air. The ad campaign targets flagship publications in each of the four states and five Congressional districts represented by these members, including the Los Angeles Times, The Modesto Bee, The Portland Press Herald, The Reno Gazette Journal, and NJ.com.