December 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it would consider protections for the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act.
Press Releases
December 10, 2024
Today, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about a plan to bypass environmental reviews for “any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America.”
December 10, 2024
INDUSTRY, Calif. — A coalition of environmental groups today called for the immediate shutdown of Los Angeles County's Walnut Creek Energy Park after a new report revealed it likely violates federal air quality standards, endangering nearby schools and neighborhoods.
December 9, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Biden announced the designation of Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument as the country’s newest national monument. The announcement occurred at the White House Tribal Nations Summit, the annual convening of the federal government and Tribes across the United States.
December 9, 2024
TAMPA, FL. – The Florida PSC approved a plan to shutter the coal-burning equipment at Tampa Electric Company (TECO)’s Polk coal plant, a move recommended and championed by the Sierra Club. This will mark the 388th coal plant to retire since the Beyond Coal campaign, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, launched in 2010.
December 9, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of Interior released the final record of decision revising the program for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Refuge established under Donald Trump.
December 7, 2024
MEDICINE LAKE, Calif. — The Sierra Club joined the Pit River Tribe and local leaders on Saturday to urge President Biden to designate the proposed Sáttítla National Monument in the national forests of northeast California. The meeting was hosted by the US Department of Agriculture and attended by over 400 people.
December 6, 2024
Donald Trump’s transition team is reportedly planning to cancel the United States Postal Service's contracts to electrify its delivery fleet. Building the new fleet is expected to create at least 1,000 new jobs in South Carolina, yield as much as $4.3 billion in savings, and avoid 13 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
December 6, 2024
Madison, WISCONSIN – Columbia Energy Center owners announced plans to push back the coal-fired power plant’s retirement date to the end of 2029.
Advocacy Groups Respond to Trump Nomination of Climate Risk Obstructionist Paul Atkins for SEC Chair
December 5, 2024
Atkins Has Spoken Out Against Investor-Demanded Climate-Risk Disclosure Rule