WASHINGTON, DC – During a Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources hearing today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum restated his department’s intentions to cut nearly a billion dollars from the National Park Service’s operating budget – a cut that could eliminate the budget and staffing for roughly 350 NPS sites.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz is appearing on Capitol Hill to defend the Trump Administration’s sweeping proposed budget cuts to the critical federal agency.
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Washington, D.C. - According to new Sierra Club analysis, its Beyond Coal Campaign has helped successfully prevent one million asthma attacks through its work to retire toxic coal plants across the country. The campaign’s efforts have also saved over 60,000 lives and prevented nearly 100,000 heart attacks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Trump administration’s Department of Transportation Administrator Sean Duffy published a final rule that paves the way for the administration to roll back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, commonly known as fuel economy standards.
BROOKLINE, MA. – Massachusetts municipalities continue to lead the nation in innovative actions to reduce single-use plastics. Several towns, during their annual spring town meetings, adopted a range of measures to further address the plastic crisis.
GREENSBORO, NC - Last night, on World Environment Day, the Guilford County Commissioners unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution, asking for a more thorough analysis of the proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP).
The Trump administration is moving ahead with a plan to delay implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s critical Clean Air Act protections against methane and other harmful pollution from the oil and gas industry.
HARTFORD, Conn. – As the 2025 legislative session comes to a close, Sierra Club Connecticut is celebrating key victories for climate, environmental justice, and public health. Among the most important bills passed this year are Senate Bill 9 and House Bill 5004—comprehensive climate legislation that will move the state closer to meeting its greenhouse gas reduction goals while centering equity and building resilience in the face of the climate crisis.
Washington, DC – Last night, Republicans on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works released text of their section of Donald Trump’s so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” in the Senate.