Washington, DC -- Today, the Sierra Club announced the launch of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on congressional and gubernatorial campaigns around the country.
Press Releases
Washington, DC -- Today, the Washington Post is reporting that much maligned Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke broke his ethics pledge by continuing to discuss business related to property owned by his family’s foundation.
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, November 7, environmental organizations that have been working heavily in the 2018 election cycle will host a press conference to discuss their electoral activities up and down the ballot and their impacts.
Today, local environmental and Indigenous advocates, faith leaders, Youth Climate Intervenors, and members of local tribes attended their first court appearance following an act of civil disobedience last month urging Governor Mark Dayton to stop Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
According to reports from the Washington Post, Donald Trump is increasingly concerned about allegations of misconduct by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, and Trump has asked aides for more information about Zinke’s shady land deal with the chairman of Halliburton.
PJM Interconnection LLC, America’s largest regional transmission organization, released a study today that found there was “no imminent threat” to the reliability of their electricity marketplace.
Oscoda, MI-- This morning, the Detroit Free Press reported that Attorney General Bill Schuette is “dragging his feet” on yet another case of PFAS contamination in Michigan. Schuette’s office sat on complaints for over nine months concerning the U.S. Air Force’s contamination of water adjacent to the Wurtsmith Air Force Base, which was closed due to PFAS water contamination years ago.
Miami, FL -- On behalf of endangered representative Carlos Curbelo, the National Republican Campaign Committee is running a misleading ad which lies about Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s record and commitment to act on climate change. Carlos Curbelo has long claimed to be an advocate for climate action, but his voting record shows otherwise. Curbelo has voted to increase LNG exports, approve the Keystone XL pipeline, open up the Arctic Refuge for drilling, and attacked clean energy while increasing funding for fossil fuels.
On Friday, November 2, local environmental and Indigenous advocates, faith leaders, Youth Climate Intervenors, and members of local tribes will attend their first court appearance following a peaceful act of civil disobedience urging Governor Mark Dayton to stop Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.