Washington, DC -- Today, the Washington Post is reporting that the Department of the Interior’s Office of the Inspector General has transferred one of its ongoing investigations into Ryan Zinke to the Department of Justice. According to the report, Inspector Generals only refer cases to the DOJ when it has determined that the subject of the investigations could face criminal charges.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following on the heels of an Environmental Protection Agency report to Congress documenting wide-spread habitat loss following enactment of U.S. biofuels policy in 2007, environmental and conservation groups today filed a petition with EPA, asserting the agency has illegally allowed millions of acres of wildlife habitat to be converted to corn and soybean crops to satiate federal biofuels policy under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
DENVER, CO - Today, Sierra Club Independent Expenditure Committee announced a major general election campaign encompassing direct mail, digital advertising, phonebanking and organizer canvassing in support of Faith Winter’s campaign for Colorado Senate District 24.
Tacoma residents will gather to express their opposition to Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) proposed fracked gas facility.
DENVER, CO - Today, Sierra Club Independent Expenditure Committee announced a major 6-figure general election campaign encompassing direct mail, digital advertising, phonebanking and organizer canvassing in support of Democratic candidate Jared Polis’s campaign to be Governor of Colorado.
Washington, DC -- Over the weekend, Politico reported that a number of current members of Donald Trump’s cabinet are heading for the door.
MILWAUKEE, WI -- Today, Scott Walker became the first Gubernatorial candidate to be added the list of candidates the Sierra Club is working to oust as part of its “Fossil Fools 2018” campaign. “Fossil Fools” is an aggressive midterm electoral ad campaign, launched earlier this month by the Sierra Club Political Committee, targeting over a dozen incumbent Republicans and candidates for defeat.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Sierra Club released the following statement after the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Washington, DC -- Early this morning, General Motors released their proposed plan to create a national zero emissions vehicle program. This proposal came just hours before the end of the comment period for the rollback of the clean car standards -- a rollback lobbied for in part by GM.
In response, Sierra Club Clean Transportation for All Campaign Director Gina Coplon-Newfield released the following statement:
Washington, DC -- Today, the Sierra Club, along with environmental and consumer advocacy organizations and millions of Americans, submitted extensive comments on the Trump Administration’s proposed rollback of the clean car standards. The current car standards, agreed to under the Obama Administration, were part of a deal between automakers, NHTSA, EPA, and the California Air Resources Board, with buy-in from labor unions and environmental groups.