January 20, 2025
Washington, DC – Tonight, Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to “freeze” or claw back Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding.
Press Releases
January 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a flurry of executive orders declaring a “national energy emergency” and aiming to "unleash American energy,” Donald Trump acted to slash environmental protections in the Tongass National Forest.
January 20, 2025
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Unleashing American Energy, which includes calling for an unnecessary and dangerous expansion of methane gas exports, known as LNG, and essentially lifting the pause on review of gas export applications implemented by President Biden. Any move to rubber stamp LNG exports will lead to more health-harming pollution and higher energy prices for Americans.
January 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a flurry of executive orders declaring a “national energy emergency” and aiming to "unleash American energy,” Donald Trump acted to slash environmental protections in Alaska, including the Arctic Refuge and Western Arctic, to greatly expand oil and gas drilling by corporate polluters.
January 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of a series of executive orders seeking to "unleash American energy,” Donald Trump today indicated that he will roll back key federal vehicle emission standards for cars and trucks. The executive order reverses action by the Biden Administration to maintain U.S. leadership on clean cars and trucks, including revoking the goal that 50 percent of all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in 2030 be zero-emission vehicles.
January 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of a series of executive orders seeking to "unleash American energy” via a “national energy emergency,” Donald Trump overturned protections for more than 625 million acres of ocean off the Atlantic and Pacific American coasts, opening them up to offshore oil and gas drilling.
January 20, 2025
Washington, D.C. - On the first day of his Presidency, Donald Trump announced he intends to halt development of offshore wind projects across the United States. Right now, there are enough offshore wind projects in development in the United States to power over six million homes once completed.
January 20, 2025
Today, Donald Trump announced his intention to declare an “energy emergency,” despite the fact that the United States is the largest oil and gas producer in the world.
January 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Moments after taking the presidential oath of office, the White House confirmed that Donald Trump would seek to rename Denali, the tallest mountain in North America.
January 20, 2025
Washington, DC – Today, Donald Trump announced he would begin the formal process of once again withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. Trump previously withdrew the U.S. from the nearly 200-nation climate agreement back in 2017, an action President Biden then reversed in 2021.
In response to today’s announcement, Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous released the following statement: