July 2, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Thursday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a Trump administration attempt to allow polluters to illegally sidestep clean air regulations -- and protected the public’s right to seek legal relief.
Press Releases
July 1, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tonight, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. In addition to upgrading our crumbling infrastructure to face the increased threats posed by climate change, the $1.5 trillion package includes investments in clean energy, public lands, pipes for safe drinking water, and our transportation system.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
Political, Environmental leaders Urge Facebook Oversight Board to Close Loophole for Climate Deniers
July 1, 2020
Today, more than a dozen leading political and environmental activists wrote to the Facebook Oversight Board demanding that Facebook shut down a loophole the company created that allows climate deniers to circumvent independent fact-checkers to publish lies and misinformation.
June 30, 2020
San Francisco introduces plan to phase gas out of buildings The Board of Supervisors’ plan ends permits for gas use in new construction starting in 2021 San Francisco, Calif.--Today, Supervisor Rafael Mandelman introduced a city-wide building code that requires newly constructed buildings to run on gas-free power. San Francisco joins more than 30 other cities in California -- second in population only to San Jose -- to begin phasing gas out of buildings.
June 30, 2020
U.S. Court of Appeals for DC Circuit issued ruled against FERC's controversial practice of issuing tolling orders. The decision has major implications for how fracked gas pipelines get approved and built in the US
30 de junio de 2020
El Gobernador de California Gavin Newsom firmó hoy un presupuesto estatal de $202.100 millones que incluye fondos para la restauración del Salton Sea y sus comunidades colindantes.
30 de junio de 2020
La Comisión Selecta de la Cámara Baja sobre la Crisis Climática develó su informe, “Resolver la Crisis Climática: El Plan de Acción Congresional para una Economía de Energía Limpia y un Estados Unidos Saludable y Justo”.
June 30, 2020
Washington, DC -- Today, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled its report, “Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy and Just America.” The report sets the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 °C by reaching net-zero emissions no later than 2050, and negative thereafter, and features hundreds of domestic and international recommendations for centering environmental justice and building an equitable green economy.
June 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s extreme abortion law that would have gutted reproductive health rights in the state. Louisiana’s law was nearly identical to a Texas abortion law that the Supreme Court overturned in 2016. Read more about the Sierra Club’s previous Gender Equity work here.
June 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Sierra Club, alongside several environmental groups and 23 states, filed their opening brief against the Trump Administration’s attack (see standing declarations here) on California’s authority to set more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG