23 de enero de 2020
La administración Trump debilitará hoy protecciones de la Ley de Agua Limpia de más de la mitad de los humedales del país y millones de millas de vías acuáticas.
Press Releases
January 23, 2020
Boston, MA - Senate leaders released a climate bill today requiring the Commonwealth to increase clean energy investments and decrease climate pollution 50 percent from 1990 levels by 2030. The legislation came about after the Senate unanimously passed a comprehensive bill last session requiring net-zero emissions by 2050.
January 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Documents released by the Environmental Protection Agency in response to a lawsuit by the Sierra Club reveal that there was no factual basis for Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s false public claim that “most of the threats from climate change are 50 to 75 years out.” Wheeler, a coal lobbyist prior to being chosen by Donald Trump to be the nation’s top environmental officer, made the false claim in 2019 during his first nationally televised network interview with CBS News.
January 22, 2020
WASHINGTON - Five major environmental and science groups today released advertisements in papers across the country calling on General Motors, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, and Mitsubishi to drop their attack on the Clean Air Act and stand up for strong clean car standards that help reduce pollution and secure a stable climate.
January 22, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Today, the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club today announced its endorsement of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in the 2020 election.
"We are pleased to announce today that the Sierra Club officially endorses Speaker Pelosi for re‑election," said John Rizzo, SF Bay Chapter Political Committee chair.
January 22, 2020
Environmental groups call on California restaurants to drop lawsuit against Berkeley's gas phaseout Berkeley, Calif.-- Today, a group of 12 environmental and green building organizations sent a letter to the 29 restaurants who make up the California Restaurant Association (CRA) asking them to drop the lawsuit against the City of Berkeley’s ordinance that phases gas hookups out of new buildings.
January 22, 2020
Annapolis, MD. - Earlier this week, Governor Hogan submitted legislation which he argues would move Maryland to clean energy future. The Sierra Club appreciates the governor for endorsing this important goal which has been recommended by scientists and advocates. However, in order for Maryland to achieve this critically important goal we need to end our reliance on dirty coal-fired power plants.
January 22, 2020
PINEDALE, Wyo.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club notified the Trump administration today of their intent to sue over plans allowing 72 grizzly bears to be killed to accommodate livestock grazing in Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest. The forest encompasses the headwaters of the Green River, an area important for Yellowstone ecosystem grizzly bear recovery as well as elk, deer and pronghorn migrations.
Last year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the killing of up to 72 grizzly bears over the 10-year life of the grazing program.
January 21, 2020
Boston, MA--Governor Baker released his annual State of the Commonwealth address on Tuesday night. A Republican, Baker emphasized the need to act on climate and committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and increased funding for the operation of MBTA.
January 21, 2020
Conservation and consumer groups today welcomed Arizona Public Service’s (APS) announcement that will set the utility on a path toward 45 percent renewable energy by 2030 and 100 percent carbon-free electricity by midcentury. Currently, 13 percent of the utility’s electricity is generated from renewable sources.