May 17, 2024
Washington, DC – This afternoon, Senator Joe Manchin released the text of legislation that would overhaul federal permitting requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Clean Water Act.
Press Releases
September 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate voted 69-27 to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, finalizing the amendment that was first agreed upon by 150 nations in 2016. The Kigali Amendment aims to phase out the use of dangerous hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potentially avoiding half a degree Celsius of warming by the end of the century. Hydrofluorocarbons have become the fastest-growing greenhouse gasses in the U.S. and are emitted annually at a rate exceeding 150 million metric tons of CO2 — the equivalent emissions of about 40 coal-fired power plants.
September 21, 2022
Media outlets reported today that major US banks are threatening to leave the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) over concerns that updated criteria around financing of new fossil fuel projects may make the banks vulnerable to legal challenges from fossil fuel-aligned politicians.
September 21, 2022
(Oakland, California) – A Tennessee congressman who has been a leader on energy and social justice issues, a Native American environmental activist, and a photographer who has captured the beauty of America’s national parks and national monuments are among those receiving awards from the Sierra Club this year.
September 20, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy has agreed to review energy efficiency standards for 20 categories of consumer and commercial appliances and equipment, as part of a settlement approved today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Updating the 20 overdue standards would mean huge savings for U.S. consumers and businesses, approximately $650 billion in cumulative utility bill savings through 2050. This action will also prevent between 970 and over 1800 million metric tons of carbon emissions over the same period according to an analysis by the Appliance Standards Awareness Project.
20 de septiembre de 2022
En una decisión positiva, largamente esperada para mejorar la calidad del aire, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) finalizó decisiones que decenas de áreas en las que viven millones de estadounidenses han fracasado en su intento de lograr los Estándares Nacionales de Calidad del Aire de 2008 y 2015.
September 20, 2022
Baton Rouge, LA – Last Friday, Sierra Club petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject the air permit approved by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for the proposed Magnolia gas plant in Iberville Parish.
September 20, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a positive, long awaited step toward clean air for all, the EPA finalized determinations that dozens of areas home to millions of people across the United States have failed to achieve the 2008 and 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act for ground-level ozone, also known as smog.
September 20, 2022
Today, the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on the Public Lands and Waters Climate Leadership Act. This bill was introduced last week by Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and other members of the Committee.
September 19, 2022
Puerto Rico - Yesterday, Hurricane Fiona made landfall on the island of Puerto Rico and in no time left all Puerto Ricans without power. Today, Sierra Club organizers on the ground are assessing the damage in communities across the island while being themselves without power or drinkable water.