Press Releases

Line 5 Tunnel Permit Jeopardizes Safety of the Great Lakes

MICHIGAN – Today, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) approved the permit application for Enbridge, a multibillion-dollar Canadian oil giant, to run the Line 5 oil tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac.

PJM Capacity Auction Hits Price Cap for Third Consecutive Time

Valley Forge, PA - Yesterday, the nation’s largest grid operator PJM held its capacity auction for the 2028/2029 Delivery Year. The auction ended when prices reached the price cap, signaling more costly energy bills for everyday Americans who have been paying soaring energy prices for years due to PJM’s poor planning and projected energy demand from data centers. 

Grizzly Bears Become Trump’s Latest Target in All-Out Assault on the Endangered Species Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is proposing more regulatory changes aimed at weakening Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears. The proposed changes from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would revise the protective regulations under ESA section 4(d) for grizzlies in the Lower 48, which establish the circumstances under which killing, injury, and harassment of grizzlies are allowed.

Trump Administration Cuts Vast Area from Canada Lynx Critical Habitat

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made available its final decision to drastically reduce designated critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the Canada lynx in Wyoming.

Lawsuit Seeks to Protect America’s Wildlife From Trump Administration

SEATTLE — Conservation groups today sued the Trump administration over its decision to strip endangered species of protections for the places where they live, a decision that contradicts all scientific and legal understanding of the importance of habitat to Am

Trump Administration Signs Executive Order to Dismantle Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

Salt Lake City – The Trump administration today signed an executive order intended to dismantle Southern Utah’s national monuments, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. It is the administration’s latest effort in a long line of attacks that threaten cherished public lands. 

Sierra Club Statement on Reports that President Trump Will Dismantle Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, news media outlets have begun reporting that Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as Monday, July 13 to dismantle the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. 

Trump Administration Attempts To Eliminate Habitat Protections for Endangered Species

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration announced that it has finalized a decision to eliminate long-standing regulatory language regarding habitat protections for endangered species in the U.S. The move comes after a proposed rulemaking and public comment period in which more than 150,000 Americans spoke out against the changes.

Sierra Club Wisconsin and MEA File Lawsuit After State Regulators Abandon Required Environmental Review for Port Washington Data Center

Madison, WI — Today, Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Sierra Club Wisconsin challenging a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) decision to issue permits for a massive data center campus in Port Washington without fully evaluating the project’s environmental consequence

Sierra Club Testifies Against Trump’s Proposal to Build Triumphal Arch on National Park Service Land

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Sierra Club representatives testified before the National Capital Planning Commission in opposition to the Trump administration’s proposal to construct a 250-foot arch on National Park Service land at Memorial Circle, adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery. During the hearing, the representatives urged the Commission to reject the proposal, arguing it would permanently alter one of the nation’s most significant commemorative landscapes.