WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the United States Global Change Research Program released the Fourth National Climate Assessment Vol. II on the effects climate change is and will have on the United States if immediate action is not taken. This july heat records were shattered all over the world, and this year the U.S. saw several devastatingly strong and deadly hurricanes and wildfires, taking the lives of hundreds and upending the lives of thousands.
Jackson, WY-- The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has diagnosed the first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in mule deer in Grand Teton National Park. The finding reveals the increasing spread of the wildlife killer in the state. Chronic Wasting Disease always proves fatal and could significantly affect deer and elk herds and the balance of wildlife in the world renowned Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Pittsburgh, PA -- Yesterday, the Army Corps of Engineers suspended an essential permit for the fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline, meaning its developers cannot do any work on stream or wetland crossings along its entire 600-mile route. Known as the Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12), the permit authorized developers to build gas pipeline projects through streams, rivers, and waterways.
Washington, DC -- Today, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue joined embattled Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in discussing the Farm Bill and making claims about funding to combat wildfires. These remarks come on the heels of Ryan Zinke pushing dangerous and false rhetoric on California’s wildfires.
In response, Sierra Club Associate Legislative Director Kirin Kennedy released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In February, Bernard McNamee, Donald Trump’s nominee for for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), attacked clean energy and environmental organizations and called for a "unified campaign" to support fossil fuels as shown in a video obtained by Utility Dive. In the video, McNamee also referred to industry lawsuits with environmental organizations as a "constant battle between liberty and tyranny." McNamee is a long time fossil fuel lawyer and the architect of the Trump administration’s failed coal bailout attempt. During his Senate confirmation hearing last week, McNamee refused to preemptively recuse himself if his bailout plan came before FERC again.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club announced its support of Nancy Pelosi as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives -- the first endorsement the organization has ever made in a House leadership race.
Washington, DC -- Today, as youth activists affiliated with the Sunrise Movement urged members of Congress nationwide to back a Green New Deal, the Sierra Club redoubled its calls for that platform.
The Sierra Club has been working with partners and allies to develop a framework for a Green New Deal for approximately a year.
Legislative actions supported by the Sierra Club in a Green New Deal platform can be found here.
SANTA BARBARA, CA - The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) Board of Directors voted unanimously today to set a goal of 100% clean, quiet zero emission buses by 2030.
The District decided to join Los Angeles Metro - with one quarter of the state's buses - along with five other California transit agencies in setting a 2030 goal, 10 years earlier than the 2040 goal expected to be set this January by California’s Air Resources Board.
The Department of the Interior has announced plans to review the management of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska with the goal of opening up more land to oil and gas drilling and pipelines.
The Department of the Interior has announced plans to review the management of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska with the goal of opening up more land to oil and gas drilling and pipelines.