Press Releases

As Financial Risks from Climate Grow, Advocacy Groups Push FSOC to Enact Safeguards

Climate, public interest advocacy groups propose clear guidelines to better regulate nonbank financial institutions that threaten financial stability

Seven Major Automakers Announce Collaboration on Fast Electric Vehicle Charging Network

NATIONWIDE – Today, seven major automakers – BMW, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis – announced collaboration on an electric vehicle fast charger network, powered by renewable energy, across the U.S. and Canada.

Sierra Club Statement on Designation of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- On Tuesday, the White House confirmed President Biden would designate sites in Illinois and Mississippi as Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, honoring the lives and roles of both in catalyzing the Civil Rights Movement. 

Lawmakers, Groups Demand FERC Deny Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate’s Extension Request

Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) closed the comment period for the docket following the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s request for a three-year extension to complete the Southgate project that would extend the mainline into North Carolina.

Significant Majority of Battleground State Voters Support Strong EPA Safeguards to Cut Methane from Oil and Gas Operations

A new poll released today by EDF Action, Earthworks Action Fund, Sierra Club, and CATF Action finds that voters in battleground and key oil and gas producing states, like Pennsylvania, support the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) taking strong, swift action to limit methane pollution from the oil and gas industry.

Report Finds New ERA Funding Could Save Great River Energy Customers More Than $130 Million Per Year

Maple Grove, MN – A new report shows that a federal program could cover more than 75 percent of the cost for Great River Energy (GRE) to switch to renewable energy and energy storage. The utility provides electricity to approximately 1.7 million people through its 27 member-owner cooperatives and customers in rural and suburban Minnesota.

Maine Creating New Rules for Clean Cars and Trucks

PORTLAND, ME – After Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Sierra Club, and others filed petitions with the state, Maine officials have begun the process of considering new rules designed to spur purchases of electric cars and trucks in the state. The draft standards call for 82 percent of vehicles sold in the state by 2032 to be electric.

Sierra Club Statement on Interior Onshore Oil and Gas Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Department of the Interior unveiled a proposed rule to reform the federal onshore oil and gas leasing program. The proposed rule includes significant changes to bonding and royalties, which have long-favored the fossil fuel industry.

New Report: US Banks’ Role in Capital Markets Reveals Hidden Pipeline for Fossil Fuel Financing

NEW YORK — A new report by the Sierra Club’s Fossil-Free Finance campaign on the role of big US banks in capital markets reveals a hidden pipeline for fossil fuel financing through the banks’ underwriting of bonds and equities for polluting companies.

460,000 people ask Forest Service to protect mature forests from logging

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More than 460,000 people have submitted public comments to the U.S. Forest Service calling for the agency to adopt a rule that protects mature and old-growth trees and forests on federal land as a cornerstone of U.S. climate policy. Environment America Research & Policy Center and Sierra Club on Thursday delivered some of those public comments to the U.S. Forest Service office in Washington, D.C.