June 19, 2018
Today, more than 675,000 public comments were submitted to the Department of the Interior in opposition to Secretary Zinke’s plan to hold a lease sale for drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Press Releases
June 19, 2018
Today, Plug In America and the Sierra Club released the AchiEVe: Model State & Local Policies to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption toolkit. This policy guide details the most effective policies for growing the electric vehicle (EV) market at the state, city, and local levels.
June 19, 2018
Tulsa, OK—Yesterday, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt granted the request by his home state of Oklahoma to exempt coal ash dumps from federal oversight. This decision puts the health and welfare of Oklahomans at risk and it violates federal law. The move is especially shocking in light of evidence that every coal ash dump in the state tested positive for toxic contamination in nearby groundwater.
June 19, 2018
A bombshell report from Politico this morning details Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s shady foundation dealings and land development deals that have been mixed with oil behemoth Halliburton’s chairman.
June 18, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Currently, thousands of children are being separated from their families in the United States as they seek asylum from the violence in their countries. The U.N. Human Rights Office has deemed this practice against international law, but so far the Trump administration is ignoring them.
June 18, 2018
TALLAHASSEE, FLA—The Sierra Club and allies filed comments opposing the air permit for a fracked gas plant at TECO’s Big Bend Power Station, near Tampa, because the permit neglects critical public health safeguards and fails to evaluate, much less mitigate, the plant's contribution to climate damage over its proposed 30-year lifespan.
June 18, 2018
The Sierra Club and Ohio Environmental Council formally requested that the federal Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement take immediate action to address widespread violations of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (“SMCRA”) in Ohio.
June 18, 2018
Chicago, IL -- Today, the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club and Friends of the Chicago River provided notice of their intent to sue the Chicago Trump International Hotel and Tower over its continuing violation of the Clean Water Act. It appears that Trump Tower in Chicago has not fulfilled several legal requirements of the Clean Water Act over the past four years.
June 17, 2018
Chicago, IL -- Today, the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club and Friends of the Chicago River provided notice of their intent to sue the Chicago Trump International Hotel and Tower over its continuing violation of the Clean Water Act. It appears that Trump Tower in Chicago has not fulfilled several legal requirements of the Clean Water Act over the past four years.
June 15, 2018
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline following an investigation on June 6, 2018