February 24, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, President Biden announced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Once confirmed, Judge Jackson will fill Justice Breyer’s seat when he retires at the end of this term.
Press Releases
February 24, 2022
Michelle Mascarenhas has joined the Sierra Club as the organization’s National Director of Campaigns. A dedicated champion of climate justice and community-led change, Mascarenhas brings decades of experience and knowledge to the movement.
23 de febrero de 2022
El Servicio postal finalizó hoy su controversial plan de adquirir vehículos de combustión interna para el 90% de su parque móvil, una afronta directa a los compromisos climáticos de la administración Biden.
February 23, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Postal Service finalized its controversial plan to purchase 90 percent gas-powered mail trucks for its fleet, a direct affront to the Biden administration’s climate commitments.
February 22, 2022
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA -- As the Senate returns from recess, the Sierra Club is making it clear this is a make-or-break moment for taking on the climate, economic, and health threats that working families and communities of color face. The organization is calling for Congress to swiftly pass a bold suite of investments, building on the broad array of historic climate and social investments in the Build Back Better Act that already have agreed upon support from Senate Democrats.
February 22, 2022
DALLAS, TX - Late yesterday, Sierra Club and Downwinders at Risk Education Fund (Downwinders at Risk), represented by Earthjustice, announced their intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failure to appropriately classify two regions of Texas as moderate ozone nonattainment areas, as is required by the Clean Air Act.
February 22, 2022
San Antonio, TX -- Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Jessica Cisneros for Congress in Texas’ 28th Congressional District. The Sierra Club endorsed Cisneros in the 2020 election as well.
February 21, 2022
LANSING, MI - Today, the Sierra Club released a report of independent modeling and analysis of decarbonization pathways for Michigan’s transportation sector. The report calls on Michigan to ensure 100 percent electric vehicle sales and reduce driving overall by 2035 in order for the state to reach its climate goals and protect communities from toxic air pollution from vehicles.
February 21, 2022
The Sierra Club calls for the administration to put an end to fossil fuel leasing and permitting, so we can improve the health of our communities, our climate, nature and biodiversity.
February 18, 2022
Today, Sierra Club, Healthy Gulf, and Louisiana Bucket Brigade motioned to intervene in Lake Charles LNG’s request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend their time to 2028 to build their fracked gas export facility. Lake Charles LNG was initially granted a construction permit in 2015, but has failed to actually move forward with their project for nearly a decade.