Press Releases

Sierra Club: We Will Fight Fracked Gas Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline All the Way

United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit lifted its stay on construction of the Pennsylvania portion of the fracked gas Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline, which Sierra Club will continue to fight

Murkowski Bill Would Gut the Arctic Refuge

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski last night introduced a bill that would effectively remove the sensitive coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from the refuge system, opening the entire 1.5 million acres to drilling. The bill ignores the importance of the area to the Gwich’in Nation, as well as a host of environmental safeguards, and cost realities that make raising the estimated revenue from drilling in the Arctic Refuge nearly impossible.

Wheeler and Hartnett-White Are Dangers to The Truth, Our Clean Air and Water, and The Climate

WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, Andrew Wheeler, nominee for Deputy Administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency, and Kathleen Hartnett-White, nominee for Director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, testified in front of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

During the hearing, Wheeler and Hartnett-White repeatedly dodged answers to questions and denied the impacts of human activities on climate change and of pollution on human health.

EU Moves Forward on Cleaner Cars While U.S. Stalls

Today, the European Commission published proposals aimed at reducing vehicles' carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030. The EPA is conducting a review of current U.S. vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards with the intention of rolling them back.

Court Rejects Transco Request to Continue Construction of Fracked Gas Project

The United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit refused to lift the stay on construction in Pennsylvania for the fracked gas Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline

Pruitt Appears to be Impervious to Facts

Washington, DC -- Today, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that he will be ignoring the government report released last week detailing once again that humans are the primary cause of climate change and continue with his regulatory rollback.

As state makes new commitments on Salton Sea timeline, it will still be judged by its work on the ground

Today, as the State of California agreed to adhere to a specific timeline for Salton Sea restoration projects over the coming years, a coalition of environmental groups reminded policymakers that the clock is still ticking toward an ominous Dec. 31 deadline when required water deliveries will cease to be delivered to the Sea. Representatives of Sierra Club, Audubon California, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Pacific Institute emphasized that the state needs to begin work on the ground immediately to avert a public health disaster and destruction of vital habitat for migratory birds.

SECURE Act is a Reckless Giveaway to Oil and Gas Companies

This afternoon, the House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the “SECURE American Energy Act.” The bill aims to expand oil and gas drilling by rolling back federal regulations and removing protections for America’s public lands and waters.

Sierra Club Launches Campaign Asking FP&L to Cancel Plans to Burn More Gas at Dania Beach

The Sierra Club launched a campaign calling on Governor Rick Scott and Florida Power & Light CEO Eric Silagy to drop plans to expand the gas-burning power plant in Dania Beach.

Syria Announces It Will Join The Paris Agreement

BONN, GERMANY -- Today, Syria announced that it will join the Paris Agreement, leaving the United States as the only country in the world who has indicated that they will not to participate in the Accord. Under the Obama administration, the U.S. had helped lead negotiations, crafting the global agreement. The Trump administration is attempting to withdraw America from the agreement using incorrect statements and baseless claims about it as rational.