Press Releases

Sierra Club Statement On Senate Introduction of H.R. 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, Democratic Senators, led by Senator Tom Udall, introduced the companion bill to H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which passed the House earlier this month.

Climate Action Now Act Demonstrates Continued Climate Leadership by Democrats

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic House leadership -- including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel, Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone and Select Committee Chair Kathy Castor -- introduced H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act.

Senate Republicans’ Fossil Fuel-Funded Attack on Climate Action Exposes Their Lack of a Plan

Washington, DC -- Today, Mitch McConnell’s rushed political ploy to force a vote on Senator Markey and Representative Ocasio-Cortez’ nonbinding Green New Deal resolution prior to formal legislation being drafted or any hearings being held backfired. Rather than creating a political wedge, the theatrics and misinformation pushed by Senate Republicans exposed their lack of a sensible plan to combat climate change.

STATEMENT: Courts Must Strike Down Trump’s Fake, Illegal National Emergency

Washington, DC-- Moments ago, the House failed to pass a measure that would undo Trump’s veto on a bipartisan resolution to terminate his declaration of a national emergency. The legality of the president’s national emergency-- and its over $9 billion of diverted funds from critical security programs to construction of a border wall-- is now in the hands of the courts where numerous  lawsuits against Trump’s declaration, including the Sierra Club and ACLU’s, will be considered.

STATEMENT: Congressional Champions Introduce Legislation to Improve Climate Solutions

Washington, DC-- Today, Rep. Lee and Sen. Hirono introduced the Women and Climate Act of 2019-- legislation aimed at developing coordinated strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change on women and girls around the world. Women make up 70% of the world’s one billion poorest people, and these women comprise the majority of our globe’s agricultural workforce, which is especially vulnerable to the effects of climate disruption. The bill would establish a Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the U.S. Department of State.

Pentagon Approves a Billion Dollars of Taxpayer Money for Boondoggle Border Wall

Washington, DC-- This morning, the Pentagon authorized Congress to move $1 billion ofappropriated funding to build more walls on the US-Mexico border following Donald Trump’s emergency declaration.

Duke Energy Admits ACP May Not Overcome Opposition, Economics, Court Challenges

Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good conceded that because “Atlantic Coast pipeline was sized and designed with a time frame,” the energy giant may need to move on to another project

MN PUC Doubles Down on Line 3 Pipeline Approval

Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted to reject a petition to reconsider its approval of the certificate of need for Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Local activists filled the hallway outside of the hearing room calling out the recent news that Enbridge spent $11 million last year lobbying to influence Minnesota decision-makers.

Bombshell Report Shows Bernhardt Burying Evidence of Toxic Chemicals’ Threat to Endangered Species

A new report by the New York Times reveals that Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt buried a Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) analysis of the effects of toxic pesticides on endangered species at the request of the pesticide industry.

Idaho Power Commits to 100 Percent Carbon-free Electricity by 2045

Today, Idaho Power Company announced a commitment to provide 100 percent carbon-free electricity to customers by 2045.