Washington, DC – Today, the Sierra Club responded to Donald Trump’s sweeping “Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting” executive order which seeks to retire key safeguards and would hollow out nearly all environmental protections on the books.
ATLANTA (April 10, 2025) – On April 8, President Donald Trump signed executive orders in an attempt to bolster coal production in the United States.
Washington, DC – Today, House Republicans passed the so-called "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act” or SAVE Act, legislation they claim is an effort to protect elections but would actually further disenfranchise voters and add onerous steps to hinder eligible voters’ ability to lawfully cast their ballot.
In response, Sierra Club Political Director Sarah Burton released the following statement:
OAK CREEK, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) held a virtual public hearing on We Energies’ $2 billion methane gas plant in Oak Creek and its Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) facility.
Washington, DC – Today, House Republicans adopted a FY2025 Budget Resolution that sets the stage for them to make dangerous cuts to essential services, sell off our public lands, and give even more huge tax breaks to billionaires and the fossil fuel industry.
In response, Sierra Club Director of Beyond Fossil Fuels Policy Mahyar Sorour released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, the oil and gas lobbyist named by Donald Trump to manage 245 million acres of the country’s public lands withdrew her nomination from consideration.
Kathleen Sgamma, who Trump nominated in February to oversee the Bureau of Land Management, announced she was withdrawing her name from consideration for the post. Sgamma has served as the president of the Western Energy Alliance, an industry trade group that has sought to greatly expand oil and gas drilling on public lands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a hearing on Donald Trump’s nomination of an oil and gas lobbyist to manage 245 million acres of the country’s public lands.
Fargo, ND - A major burst and spill of 3,500 barrels of oil on the Keystone pipeline Tuesday marks the 23rd spill from the pipeline in its 15 years of operation. The North Dakota Sierra Club fought the pipeline at its inception and have repeatedly warned weak building materials and leaking pumping stations pose a threat to public safety, water resources and agricultural land. Reporting since that time has confirmed concerns over flaws in the pipeline's initial design.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources advanced a bill that would strip protections from gray wolves across the country.
In a party line vote, committee members signed off on the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI). The bill would remove Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves across the United States within 60 days. The bill would also deny judicial review of the delisting.
Missoula, MT - President Trump signed an executive order promoting coal power under the continued false pretense of an energy emergency yesterday, calling for exemptions of environmental reviews, more leasing in the Powder River Basin, and keeping expensive coal plants open to power data centers.