Press Releases

Federal Reserve Exits Global Network for Greening the Financial System

Sierra Club calls on Fed to Assert Independence from Incoming Administration

Sierra Club’s Town Hall With Indiana Community Cement Plans for Decarbonizing Heidelberg Materials’ Plant

Mitchell, Indiana – Wednesday, a virtual Sierra Club Town Hall in partnership with Heidelberg Materials gathered residents, community leaders, and stakeholders to discuss decarbonization federal grant programs that can transform local opportunities and deliver tangible community benefits.

Washington Regulators Adopt Measures That Move the State's Largest Utility Toward Clean Energy, but More Is Needed

SEATTLE — In a mixed decision that highlights the urgency and complexity of Washington state’s clean energy transition, state regulators rejected a request from Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to sharply increase gas and electricity rates while taking steps to transition the utility to clean energy. The ruling by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission both moves PSE towards clean energy while also highlighting some of the barriers to meeting Washington’s climate goals. 

Billionaire Scott Bessent Faces Scrutiny at Treasury Confirmation Hearing

Bessent’s Agenda Becomes Clear: Wall Street, Crypto Profits Over Working Americans

Trump Interior Nominee Doug Burgum Proposes “Clean” Coal to Meet Growing Energy Demands

Washington, D.C. - Today, in his Senate confirmation hearing to be considered as Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum claimed that the United States should consider “clean coal” to meet the rapidly increasing energy demands brought forth by artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.

Sierra Club Statement on Lee Zeldin’s Confirmation Hearing To Be EPA Administrator

Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is holding a hearing to consider the nomination of Lee Zeldin to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Zeldin is a former congressman and failed gubernatorial candidate from the state of New York, and has no apparent qualifications for the role.

AchiEVe: Advocates Release New Model Policy Guides for Vehicle Electrification & E-Mobility

NATIONWIDE - Today, the Sierra Club, Plug In America, the Electrification Coalition, and Forth released two national guides designed to accelerate the switch to clean, electric vehicles (EVs) and e-mobility in an effective and equitable way by providing various stakeholders with model policies at the state, local, and utility levels. 

Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation Hearing for Doug Burgum’s Nomination as Secretary of the Interior

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is scheduled to hold hearings on the nomination of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior under Donald Trump.

Sierra Club Statement on Bears Ears Resource Management Plan

SALT LAKE CITY — On Tuesday, January 14, the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service finalized a Resource Management Plan for Bears Ears National Monument. The plan marks a historic achievement for implementing Tribal collaborative management to preserve one of the country's largest national monuments.

Sierra Club Celebrates Ash Meadows Mineral Withdrawal

AMARGOSA VALLEY, NEVADA— On Tuesday, January 14th, the Biden-Harris administration announced the administrative withdrawal of public lands from new mineral entry for a temporary period of 20 years in the Amargosa basin surrounding Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Withdrawal of these lands from new mineral entry will preserve irreplaceable cultural and biological values cherished by conservationists, Tribes, local communities, and tourists from around the world.