Press Releases

May 16, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a six-month pilot of new requirements for the carbon intensity of materials, including steel, used in eleven GSA construction projects.  

16 de mayo de 2023

El Departamento de Agricultura abrió hoy el plazo de solicitudes para un nuevo programa de otorgamientos para cooperativas eléctricas rurales llamado “New ERA”.

16 de mayo de 2023

El Sierra Club y Earthjustice han solicitado una revisión de la decisión del Departamento de Energía (DOE) de otorgar la aprobación de exportaciones del proyecto de gas fósil licuado de Alaska.

May 16, 2023

35% of shareholders call on bank to publish transition plan to align financing with 2030 emissions reduction targets, the highest vote total yet among similar resolutions at big US banks this year

May 16, 2023

Over 100 community leaders and grassroots organizations have submitted comments to FERC urging concrete environmental justice action in the midst of recent fossil fuel project approvals

May 16, 2023

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture opened applications for a new grant program for rural electric cooperatives called “New ERA,” designed to promote clean energy, economic development, and job growth in rural areas.

May 16, 2023

La Crosse, WI – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture opened applications for a new grant program for rural electric cooperatives called “New ERA,” designed to promote clean energy, economic development, and job growth in rural areas.

May 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – With Friday’s vote, Blue Bird workers in Fort Valley, Georgia, are now part of the United Steelworkers.

May 15, 2023

Today, Sierra Club and Earthjustice filed for rehearing of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) decision to grant approval for the exports from the proposed Alaska LNG project, a $38.7 billion fossil-fuel infrastructure plan to export liquified methane gas (LNG). Sierra Club and Earthjustice are also representing Cook Inletkeeper and Center for Biological Diversity in the DOE rehearing request.

May 2, 2024