Press Releases

February 20, 2019

Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it was pulling 20 parcels from Colorado’s upcoming quarterly lease sale on March 28th. Out of the original 14,000 acres planned for sale, just six parcels, totalling 1,092 acres, will be offered for sale.

This is a hard-fought victory for Coloradans who have mobilized their communities and pressured elected leaders to oppose the Trump administration’s reckless plans for dirty fuel extraction on public lands.

February 20, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today the Washington Post reported that the White House is assembling a “Presidential Committee on Climate Security” led by notable climate denier William Happer to tear down National Security Agencies’ assertions that climate change poses a national security threat.

February 20, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club released a poll conducted by Global Strategy Group that shows Nevada voters overwhelmingly reject the Trump Administration’s approach -- or lack thereof -- to dealing with the climate crisis and protecting our air and water. In fact, when asked to rate the Administration's job performance on a range of issues, respondents give it its worst marks on climate and the environment. Rather, Nevada voters agree that climate change is a problem that should be addressed by federal and state government.

February 20, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club released a poll conducted by Global Strategy Group that shows Colorado voters overwhelmingly reject the Trump Administration’s approach -- or lack thereof -- to dealing with the climate crisis and protecting our air and water. In fact, when asked to rate the Administration's job performance on a range of issues, respondents give it its worst marks on climate and the environment. Rather, Colorado voters agree that climate change is a problem that should be addressed by federal and state government.

February 20, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club released a poll conducted by Global Strategy Group that shows Arizona voters overwhelmingly reject the Trump Administration’s approach -- or lack thereof -- to dealing with the climate crisis and protecting our air and water. In fact, when asked to rate the Administration's job performance on a range of issues, respondents give it its worst marks on climate and the environment. Rather, Arizona voters agree that climate change is a problem that should be addressed by federal and state government.

24 de enero de 2019

Donald Trump acaba de anunciar que firmará la propuesta de los congresistas demócratas de una resolución de continuidad de tres semanas para reabrir temporalmente el gobierno federal. Moments ago, Donald Trump announced he will sign Congressional Democrats’ proposal for a three-week continuing resolution, temporarily reopening the government.

February 19, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club released a poll conducted by Global Strategy Group that shows that Americans in seven states (CO, NC, MI, MN, WA, NV, AZ, WA) overwhelmingly reject the Trump administration’s approach -- or lack thereof -- to dealing with the climate crisis and protecting our air and water. In fact, when asked to rate the Administration's job performance on a range of issues, respondents give it its worst marks on climate and the environment. Rather, strong majorities across states agree that climate change is a problem that should be addressed by federal and state government.

February 20, 2019

California Energy Commission Makes a Big Move to End Gas Use in Buildings CEC Prioritizes Building Electrification as a Critical Strategy to Cut Climate and Air Pollution with Approval of Statewide Policy Report Today, the California Energy Commission (CEC) laid out an historic path to clean, healthy buildings by unanimously approving the update to the 2018 Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR). This statewide policy report lays out recommendations on a broad range of topics that will require action if California is going to meet its climate and clean air goals without compromising energy reliability or affordability for consumers.

February 19, 2019

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, Sierra Club, ACLU of Texas, and ACLU of Northern California today filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s emergency powers declaration to secure funds to build a wall along the southern border. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Sierra Club and the Southern Border Communities Coalition and was filed in the Northern District of California.

February 15, 2019

A federal court ruling today further delayed the proposed Keystone XL pipeline by reaffirming that TransCanada cannot conduct any construction activity on the controversial tar sands pipeline and continuing to block most pre-construction field activities, including construction of worker camps.