Press Releases

Labor & Civil Society Groups Detail Shared Priorities for USMCA Review

683 Organizations Send Joint Letter to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer

Trump and his EPA Sued for Creating Email Shortcut Around Clean Air Protections

Washington, D.C. — Today, community and environmental groups represented by Earthjustice sued the Trump administration over its unlawful decision to exempt dozens of coal-fired power plants from stronger pollution limits set in the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, or MATS.

Sierra Club: Trump’s Wildfire Executive Order Would Deregulate Forest Management, Stretch Limited Agency Resources

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Donald Trump issued an executive order that adds more burden and uncertainty to federal land management agencies while laying groundwork for further reduction of protections for forests.

Plaintiffs Represented by Earthjustice Condemn Trump Administration’s Unilateral Withdrawal from Historic Columbia Basin Agreement

SEATTLE – President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum today to unilaterally and abruptly withdraw the federal government’s support for the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement, a comprehensive partnership to restore the basin’s imperiled salmon, steelhead and other native fisheries to health and abundance.

Public Advocates Fight Attempt to Fast-Track Fossil Fuels

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Earthjustice filed a protest at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against the Southwest Power Pool’s unnecessary proposal to fast-track more gas power plants mostly at the expense of wind, solar, and battery storage projects. 

Sierra Club Alaska Chapter: Senators Murkowski and Sullivan Must Oppose Selling Public Lands in Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — Senate Republicans are supercharging an effort to sell huge swaths of public lands to private developers in Alaska to pay for extending Donald Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires.

Chapters respond to ongoing ICE raids in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — In response to ongoing ICE raids and protests in Los Angeles, Sierra Club chapter representatives released the following statements: 

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order Moving Forward California’s Clean Transportation Progress

Sacramento, CA – Today, Governor Newsom issued an executive order moving forward California’s clean transportation progress in the face of federal attacks. 

Testimony Challenges Georgia Power’s Secretive Rate Case Process

ATLANTA - Today, the Sierra Club, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and the Natural Resources Defense Council submitted testimony in the Georgia Power rate case proceedings challenging the lack of transparency and procedural safeguards.

Trump Administration Formally Proposes Repeal of Bedrock Greenhouse Gas Standard, Sells Out Kansas

Kansas City, Ks – Yesterday, the Trump Administration issued a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal the agency’s Clean Air Act Section 111 carbon pollution standards, which limit climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants.