Press Releases

Internal BLM Documents Uncovered by Sierra Club: Americans Refuse to Accept Historical Whitewashing on Public Lands

Washington, DC – A review of official Trump administration documents obtained by the Sierra Club shows further opposition to Donald Trump’s attempt to whitewash history on public lands.

Amidst Energy Prices Rise, Trump Kills Jobs, Cuts Off Renewable Energy

Washington, D.C. - On Friday, the Trump Administration issued a stop work order to the Revolution Wind project in Rhode Island. The project is already 80 percent completed—with 45 of its 65 wind turbines already installed—and once completed, Revolution Wind would harness enough offshore wind to power 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Sierra Club Connecticut Statement on Revolution Wind Stop Work Order

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued an order to stop work on the almost complete Revolution Wind Project. This is the latest in a series of attacks by the Trump administration on offshore wind, American jobs, and renewable energy sources that keep our air clean and energy bills low. 

Sierra Club Statement on Ruling Stopping Operations at “Alligator Alcatraz”

MIAMI – A federal judge has ordered a stop to expanding operations at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades.

National Coalition Calls on Burgum to Reverse Historical Whitewashing Order

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An alliance of more than 100 groups, from environmental organizations to groups supporting outdoor recreation and social justice, are calling on the Secretary of the Interior to reverse a controversial order undermining historical representation on public lands.

Sierra Club, NRDC Call for Investments in Public Transit, EV Charging, and Low-Carbon Materials in Transportation Bill

Letter offers recommendations to Department of Transportation during Surface Transportation Reauthorization comment period

Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Public Records Access

PHOENIX, ARIZ.

Environmental Groups File Federal Lawsuit Against CP2 LNG Export Facility’s Clean Air Act Permit

NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 21, 2025) - Three environmental groups have filed a lawsuit, asking the court to cancel the Clean Air Act permit and stop the construction of Venture Global’s highly controversial liquefied methane gas export project CP2 LNG.

Trump Administration Prolongs Illegal, Costly Coal Plant Extension

West Olive, MI - Last night, the Trump Administration issued another expensive, unnecessary, pollution-causing, and illegal emergency order for the J.H. Campbell power plant in Michigan to operate past its planned retirement for another 90 days. 

Labor Leaders, Environmental Groups Oppose TVA Privatization

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Today, labor leaders from unions and labor groups, along with Appalachian Voices, Sierra Club, and other environmental organizations, voiced unified opposition to reported efforts to privatize the Tennessee Valley Authority, our nation’s largest public utility.