September 18, 2018
Today, Ryan Zinke’s Department of the Interior released its final rule effectively eliminating a key safeguard that would limit methane pollution and other harmful emissions from oil and gas drilling operations on public lands.
Press Releases
September 18, 2018
Wilmington, NC -- Donald Trump took to Twitter today in an attempt to politicize the response to Hurricane Florence. This comes days after Trump denied that 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.
In response, Sierra Club North Carolina Chapter Director Molly Diggins released the following statement:
September 18, 2018
LITTLE ROCK, AR: The Arkansas Chapter of the Sierra Club today announced its endorsement of Clarke Tucker for the 2nd Congressional District seat in the 2018 Congressional election.
"We are pleased to announce today that the Sierra Club officially endorses Clarke Tucker for Congress," said Glen Hooks, Director of the Arkansas Sierra Club. "We are confident that he will continue work to protect our families’ health, air and water, and build a clean energy economy that works for us here in the Natural State."
September 17, 2018
CLEVELAND, OH -- The Sierra Club’s Ready for 100 campaign joins with faith leaders, public health officials, residents, and community groups in urging Mayor Frank Jackson and the City of Cleveland to announce a goal of sourcing 100 percent of the city’s electricity from clean, renewable energy like wind and solar by 2050.
September 17, 2018
The National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have issued new permits for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, according to Atlantic’s filings with FERC today.
September 17, 2018
Washington, DC -- This weekend, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford publicly came forward with allegations of sexual violence by Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Ford has also said she is willing to testify about her experiences before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
September 17, 2018
Residents gathered to screen a video that is a culmination of several community-led conversations across the Region telling NIPSCO, enough is enough. The public event was hosted by the NWI Beyond Coal Campaign in partnership with regional allies and entitled “Rise Up for a Renewable Region,” at Steel City Academy in Gary.
September 17, 2018
Today, Shell announced a new program to limit methane emissions from its oil and gas operations. The announcement follows similar pledges from other oil companies, as well as a voluntary methane reduction program unveiled by the American Petroleum Institute (API) last year.
September 14, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO -- Today, the Global Climate Action Summit concluded with nearly 500 new commitments to climate action and clean energy investment -- including 10 new Powering Past Coal Alliance members, New York City announcing a $4 billion pension fund investment in climate solutions, and a commitment to 3.5 million new electric vehicle charging points, to name a few -- and call for increased ambition and urgent action from world leaders.
September 14, 2018
arlier this week the U.S. Forest Service announced it would be proposing changes to rules that govern how the agency handles oil and gas leasing by the Bureau of Land Management in National Forests. Also announced were changes to rules governing hardrock mineral locations. Unsurprisingly, given the Trump administration’s dirty-fuels first agenda, these rule changes are designed to “reduce the burden on industry” and speed leasing on public lands.