Press Releases

PSC Approves Georgia Power’s Dangerously Short-Sighted IRP

ATLANTA - Today, the Georgia Public Service Commission voted to approve Georgia Power’s Integrated Resource Plan, locking Georgia into a future of toxic coal and gas plants and overburdened ratepayers.

Sierra Club: Grizzly Bill Could Reverse Decades of Population Recovery

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Natural Resources Committee considered a bill that poses serious threats to the future of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Area.

The Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY), would legislatively strip grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Area from protections under the Endangered Species Act, and eliminate all judicial review.

ADVISORY: Congressional GOP Planning Anti-Grizzly Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, the House Natural Resources Committee is scheduled to kick off another round of attacks on the country’s imperiled wildlife.

Participants from Across the Globe Set a New World Record in Effort to Protect the Great Lakes and Stop Line 5

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – In a massive collective effort to protect the Great Lakes and shut down Line 5, organizations and participants part of the Fish for the Future campaign broke the world record for the largest display of origami fish.

Trump Administration Military Operations in Los Angeles Impact Public Parks

WASHINGTON, DC – Federalized National Guard troops equipped for military operations moved into Los Angeles’s MacArthur park, located in one of the city’s most immigrant-heavy communities, in a choreographed show of force intended to stage for follow-on law enforcement operations in the community. The sudden occupation caused the evacuation of children to a recreational facility.

Sierra Club Statement on Donald Trump’s Assault on the Federal Workforce

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers could move forward.

The ruling reversed lower court injunctions pausing the layoffs and paved the way for  federal agencies to implement widespread reductions in force. 

Sierra Club: “Make America Beautiful Again” Greenwashes Most Anti-Environment Administration in History

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Days after its Congressional allies sought to privatize vast swaths of public lands across the country, the Trump administration is launching a new commission charged with making those landscapes “beautiful.”

Sierra Club Files New Lawsuit Against Trump Admin for Illegally Withholding Records on Funding Freeze, Communications of Russell Vought, Elon Musk, and Others

Oakland, CA – The Sierra Club has filed another lawsuit against the Trump Administration, this time seeking to hold the Office of Management and Budget accountable for its failure to respond to three Freedom of Information Act requests, which seek OMB’s records and communications related to freezing Congressionally appropriated funding, as well as communications between key OMB and the Department of Government Effi

Boise City Council Amends Noise Ordinance to Protect Free Speech

BOISE, IDAHO -- Today the Boise City Council voted unanimously to approve an amendment to the City’s noise ordinance as part of a settlement with the Sierra Club, represented by Wrest Collective, resolving a lawsuit over an outdated city statute that violated the First Ame

Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter Statement on Devastating Texas Floods

TEXAS - This weekend, flash flooding ripped across the state. Rapidly rising floodwaters claimed dozens of lives, and entire communities were swept away, including families, children, and loved ones. As of this moment, the death toll continues to rise.

In response, Dave Cortez, Director of the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter, issued the following statement: