The next few weeks could be decisive for the future of the Salton Sea, California’s largest lake. The Army Corps of Engineers is analyzing plans that will shape the next ten years of projects designed to avert the environmental catastrophe at the Sea. At the same time, negotiations among Western states on the dwindling water supply from the Colorado River could severely affect replenishment to the Salton Sea region from its largest historical source of water. The longstanding environmental, economic, and public health problems affecting the Salton Sea because of its dropping water levels are…
PORTLAND, OR— Today fishing and conservation groups in long-running litigation to protect endangered salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake Rivers joined with the State of Oregon, Nez Perce Tribe and United States to ask the U.S. District Court to extend a stay of the litigation by up to one year.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated a Trump-era rule that undermines a vital mechanism states and Tribes use to protect their clean water under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
We must protect 30% of lands and waters in the United States by 2030, also known as ‘America the Beautiful.’ In addition to fighting the climate crisis, conserving more nature provides a myriad of health benefits, protections for vulnerable wildlife and plant species, diversification and growth of local economies, and communities’ increased access to nature. The Sierra Club calls on the Department of the Interior (DOI) to act quickly and protect 30% of this nation's lands by 2030.
New Mexico is seeing record-breaking heat, drought and water insecurity, and more frequent and intense wildfires. From wilderness to local parks, safeguarding more greenspace and water will help us fight these effects of climate change. In New Mexico, that means protecting 30% of lands and waters by 2030, also known as ‘America the Beautiful.’ In addition to taking on the climate crisis, conserving more nature provides a myriad of health benefits, protections for vulnerable wildlife and plant species, diversification and growth of local economies, and increased access to nature for…
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, on World Water Day, the Sierra Club is launching its new Clean Water, Toxics, and Resilience Campaign. For years, the Sierra Club has pushed for stronger water and toxics safeguards at both the state and federal level, and now the Club is redoubling its efforts with this new campaign to bring the national organization's resources to amplify and expand local efforts. Our program will build bottom-up strategies to address complex issues related to water quality, water management, pollution prevention, toxic chemicals, and climate resilience.
Today, the Biden administration released a report updating Americans on the progress towards the ‘America the Beautiful’ plan, also known as 30x30, a framework to conserve at least 30 percent of U.S. lands, freshwater, and ocean areas by 2030 and ensure all people have access to the outdoors.
Washington, DC— This week, President Biden declared June National Ocean Month— calling on everyone to take action to protect, conserve, and restore our ocean and coasts. The Biden- Harris administration’s ‘America the Beautiful’ plan released last month includes a framework to conserve at least 30% of U.S.
Albuquerque, NM— Today, the Department of the Interior released an outline that lays the groundwork for the national effort to protect 30% of lands and waters in the United States by 2030 (an effort known as “30x30”).
Today, the US House of Representatives passed the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act in a xx-xx vote— a package of conservation bills that will collectively protect 2.7 million acres of wild lands, waters, green space and recreation areas across the country. Read the bills included in the package and support from organizations here. The bill now heads to the Senate.