Press Releases

June 27, 2018

Washington, D.C.– This week, a study from the Great Outdoors Lab was published in Emotion, a journal of the American Psychological Association.

June 27, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he is retiring from the Supreme Court. This announcement follows on several extreme Supreme Court decisions this week, including upholding Trump’s xenophobic Muslim ban and attacking public sector unions.

June 27, 2018

Washington, DC-- Moments ago, a Republican package introduced by Speaker Paul Ryan -- including funding for border wall, significant cuts to legal immigration and no protections for Dreamers -- failed, even further indicating how unpopular the anti-immigrant agenda driven by Trump and the Republican Congress remains.

June 27, 2018

The Government Accountability Office today sent a letter, released by U.S.

June 27, 2018

New report shows the deteriorating economics of PacifiCorp’s coal fleet as clean energy gets cheaper

June 27, 2018

Today, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted unanimously to approve several new investments by NV Energy, including $5M for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, a new energy storage incentive program, and updates to its existing solar incentives program.

June 27, 2018

Oklahoma City, OK -- Today, the Oklahoma Sierra Club rallied to “Boot Pruitt” outside of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation event in Oklahoma City where EPA administrator Scott Pruitt is hosting the event. On June 26th and 27th, Pruitt is hosting top environmental officials from North America in Oklahoma City as part of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, a commission created as part of the implementation of the NAFTA.

June 27, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Supreme Court reversed Janus v. AFSCME, which will restrict public sector unions’ long-standing ability to collect fair share fees from non-members who benefit from the work unions do.

June 26, 2018

Denver, CO - Today, Jason Crow won the Democratic Primary in Colorado's 6th Congressional District. The Sierra Club endorsed Crow in March. Crow has also released a detailed policy paper including his plan to protect our wild and public places, make America a leader on climate action, and transition the country off of dirty fuels. The Sierra Club issued the following statement congratulating Jason Crow on winning Colorado’s 6th Congressional District Primary.

June 26, 2018

Denver, CO - Today, Jared Polis secured the Democratic Nomination in the Colorado Gubernatorial Primary. The Sierra Club Independent Expenditure Committee of Colorado ran a campaign in support of Polis that contacted 350,000 voters and ran television ads touting Polis’ support of moving Colorado to a 100% clean energy economy.