Press Releases

California Court Rules Kern County Oil, Gas Permitting Scheme Illegal

Sierra Club Statement on Nationwide Climate Action Plan Filings

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency completed the public release of all state and municipal Priority Climate Action Plans submitted within the Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program.

SEC Climate Disclosure Rule Represents Important Progress, But Falls Short on Key Metrics of Financial Risk

Sierra Club and Earthjustice considering legal actions in response to the rule

New Documentary Showcases Battle of Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Tribal Sovereignty, and Line 5 Oil Pipeline

Wisconsin – A new documentary on the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa highlights its ongoing fight for sovereignty, including a David & Goliath battle to protect Lake Superior from a pipeline on the brink of rupture.

USDA Announces $2.3 Billion to Support Reliable, Renewable Energy in Rural Communities

Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) granted $2.3 billion in funding for reliable energy infrastructure and renewable energy projects to rural communities across the country.

Sierra Club Statement: Solar Energy Over Half of New U.S. Power Generation for First Time

Washington, DC – Solar energy made up over 50 percent of new U.S. power generation for the first time ever in 2023, according to a new report released today by consulting firm Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

Big 4 US Banks Abandon Standards to Protect Environment and Communities

Citi, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo Leave Equator Principles

Vanguard SOS Coalition Responds to CEO Tim Buckley's Retirement

Announcement Puts Asset Manager's Poor Climate Practices in the Spotlight

Environmental Groups on DC Circuit Ruling for EPA's State Air Pollution Plans

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld in part and vacated in part a landmark 2015 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule requiring that 36 states close loopholes polluters use to emit vast amounts of harmful air toxins during a facility’s start up, shut down and malfunctions (SSM).

Sierra Club Statement on February Wildfires

WASHINGTON, D.C. --  A winter wildfire in the Texas panhandle has grown into the largest blaze in the state’s history.

The Smokehouse Creek fire has grown to more than 1,700 square miles in Texas and Oklahoma, with the vast majority burning in the Lone Star State. Firefighters have had limited success bringing the wildfire under control, which has claimed the life of one person and burned multiple homes and other structures in the rural area.