Press Releases

August 16, 2017

BOSTON, MA -- Sierra Club organizers and multiple advocacy groups will host a viewing event during the solar eclipse in efforts to stress threats to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Marine Monuments. The event will draw speakers from multiple environmental advocacy groups and Boston residents who will highlight the importance of public lands and marine protections for the state’s economy, wildlife and residents.

 

August 16, 2017

St. Paul, MN -- Today, the Minnesota Department of Commerce (DOC) released its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) on Enbridge’s proposed expansion of the Line 3 tar sands pipeline. The FEIS comes just over a month after the close of the public comment period on the agency’s draft environmental impact statement, which made numerous calculation errors, used Enbridge’s own data without any independent verification, and failed to adequately explore alternatives to this pipeline expansion or any no-build scenario.

August 16, 2017

Richmond, VA -- This week, Virginia’s governor, Terry McAuliffe, expressed his opposition to offshore drilling off Virginia’s coast.

August 16, 2017

Phoenix, AZ -- Sierra Club organizers and community members will host an event with outdoor retail giant REI in efforts to fight back against a Trump-ordered review of some of Arizona’s national monuments -- Ironwood Forest, Sonoran Desert, and Vermilion Cliffs. The event will draw speakers from multiple public lands advocacy groups and Arizona residents who will stress the importance of public lands protections for the state’s economy, wildlife and residents.

 

August 16, 2017

Augusta County, VA -- Sierra Club organizers and various allies will join hands in resisting proposed Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines. The event will draw speakers from multiple public lands advocacy groups and Central Virginia residents who will stress the importance of public lands protections for our National scenic trails, wildlife and residents.

August 16, 2017

Pearisburg, VA -- On Saturday, Sierra Club organizers and several allies will join hands in resisting the proposed Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines. The event will draw speakers from multiple public lands advocacy groups and residents who will stress the importance of  protections for our National scenic trails, wildlife and residents.

August 16, 2017

Bluemont, VA -- Sierra Club organizers and various allies will join hands in resisting proposed Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines. The event will feature a prominent member of Virginia’s House of Delegates and speakers from multiple public lands advocacy groups-- all stressing the importance of public lands protections for the state’s economy, wildlife and residents.

August 16, 2017

KAMAS, UT. --  Local organizers and community members will host a call-to-action event in an effort to fight back a Trump-ordered review of Utah’s national monuments-- Bears Ears and Grand Staircase- Escalante. The evening will feature leaders from Utah Dine Bikeyah, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Sierra Club and members of the community.

August 16, 2017

Porterville, CA -- On Saturday, Californians will restore trails in the Giant Sequoia National Monument as part of an effort to push back against a Trump-ordered review of the national monuments in the state. The group will finish the day with a hike (2 p.m.- dark) showing the the threat of permanent damage to Giant Sequoias and the surrounding landscape from logging if these areas lose their monument designation.

 

August 16, 2017

Las Vegas, NV-- On Saturday, the Sierra Club and several allies will host a press conference and rally urging the Trump Administration to maintain protections on Nevada’s National Monuments and our iconic public lands-- places that are currently under attack by the administration. The event will feature North Las Vegas City Councilman Isaac Barron, Former Las Vegas Band of Paiute Councilwoman Fawn Douglas, and Christian Gerlach of the Sierra Club.