Press Releases

January 31, 2025

Washington, DC - Today, amidst news reports and rumors of federal government website information being deleted, changed, or made inaccessible at 5:00pm ET today, the Sierra Club again reiterated its call on the Trump Administration to protect and preserve critical information the American people rely on. Earlier today, staff at the U.S.

January 30, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior.

January 30, 2025

Washington, DC - Today, E&E News reported that amidst a broad illegal push to freeze all federal funding, the Trump administration has also halted $7 billion in Solar For All awards. That funding, already under signed contract with local and state governments, would help provide low-cost rooftop solar to low income and disadvantaged communities while also supporting workforce development.

January 30, 2025

OAK CREEK, Wis. – Today, the Sierra Club filed testimony against We Energies’ proposal to charge residential gas customers to construct an LNG storage facility in Oak Creek.

January 30, 2025

NEW YORK CITY - Today, the New York Times reported that Donald Trump could attempt to halt New York City’s recently implemented congestion pricing program, which went into effect on January 5 for the Central Business District of Manhattan. 

January 30, 2025

St. Louis, Mo – The St. Louis Energy Burden Report, released today, identifies massive energy burden disparities in – and between – St. Louis City and County, as well as 10 recommendations for Ameren Missouri, Spire, elected officials, and civic institutions to help alleviate that burden.

January 30, 2025

Texas – In a recent letter to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, made public on Wednesday, two utilities with coal plants in Texas requested a rollback of safeguards that protect communities and their water from toxic coal ash pollution.

January 29, 2025

Washington, DC - Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm former Congressman Lee Zeldin as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, despite his lack of any real qualifications for the role.

January 29, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, the White House Office of Management and Budget formally rescinded the memo ordering Donald Trump’s scheme to illegally halt all federal grants and loans across the government, impacting trillions of dollars and millions of people in every community across the country. The funding freeze was already temporarily postponed by a Federal judge yesterday after multiple lawsuits were filed.

January 29, 2025

PASADENA, Calif. — At a press conference organized by the Pasadena 100 Coalition, environmental, faith and community leaders called for Pasadena to redouble its efforts to achieve the City’s climate goals.