Press Releases

Memo: Sierra Club Highlights Critical Gaps in Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal that Must Be Filled in the Reconciliation Package

*** Senior Sierra Club policy staff and leadership are available to discuss our vision for bigger and bolder infrastructure investments ***

Harmful Provisions Must Also Be Removed to Protect our Climate and Communities

Sierra Club Comment on Passing of Richard Trumka

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, the National AFL-CIO President, Richard Trumka, passed away. Trumka was a pillar of the American labor movement, previously having served as the president of the United Mine Workers of America. Trumka dedicated his life to advocate for labor rights and was a true ally of Democracy for all working families.

In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: 

El Sierra Club Aplaude Nuevos Estándares de Limpieza de Emisiones de Vehículos, pero Exige Más Mejoras

La Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental (EPA) propondrá una revisión de los estándares de emisiones climáticas y eficacia energética para los carros y camiones ligeros nuevos.

Environmental Groups: EPA’s Proposed Federal Clean Car Standards Important First Step But Must Be Improved

EPA’s new rule addresses pollution standards for vehicles, but must be strengthened to fully tackle the climate crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will propose revised greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards (or “clean car standards”) for new light-duty cars and trucks.

Georgia Power Plans Unsafe Coal Ash Handling at Plant Hammond

ROME, GA -- The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) released Georgia Power’s proposed permit to cap-in-place coal ash from Plant Hammond at Ash Pond 3, located near Rome. The draft permit allows Georgia Power to forgo excavating the coal ash and placing it in a lined pit, the safest approach to coal ash storage. Instead, Georgia Power will “cap” the coal ash in place without a liner to protect groundwater, which threatens communities near the plant.

Sierra Club Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On the one-year anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) becoming law, the Sierra Club called on Congress and President Biden to build on the law’s base and take big, bold action in order to secure a livable and sustainable future.

Court Confirms FERC Failed to Study Climate, Environmental Justice Impacts of Brownsville Fracked Gas Export Terminals

Washington, DC -- In a victory for Gulf Coast communities, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) failed to conduct an adequate analysis of the climate and environmental justice impacts of two fracked gas export terminals proposed for the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. 

Sierra Club Statement: Biden Administration Initiates Review of Trump’s Illegal Arctic Drilling Program

Today, the Department of the Interior released a notice of intent kicking off a new environmental review of the Trump administration’s leasing program for oil drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Local Advocates Respond to Consumers Energy Waste Reduction Plans

Consumers Energy filed its electric and gas energy efficiency (referred to in Michigan as “energy waste reduction”) plans to reduce energy waste in the service territory with the Michigan Public Service Commission on August 2.

Unprofitable Coal Creek Sale Will Cost Minnesotans Millions

Maple Grove, MN -- Great Rivers Energy (GRE) was successful in its sale of the Coal Creek power plant to Rainbow Energy in a process that lacked transparency and engagement. Instead of receiving clarity from Great River Energy, member-owners have been forced to hunt for details in public reporting about the potential sale. Individual customers didn’t even know this deal was happening.