Press Releases

Sierra Club Responds to Industrial Fire in Richmond, Indiana

On Tuesday, officials advised residents to evacuate their homes due to a significant industrial fire in Richmond, Indiana.

Groups Support EPA Closure of Leaking Coal Ash Pond in East Texas

On Monday the Sierra Club, Earthjustice, and dozens of Texas residents urged the EPA to stop an East Texas coal plant from continuing to dump toxic coal ash in an unsafe pond that leaks into groundwater.

100+ Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Stop G7 Push for LNG Expansion

New letter urges the Biden Administration to oppose the Japan-led G7 efforts to support expansion of new Liquefied Natural Gas supplies.

Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Strengthening Vehicle Pollution Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to strengthen federal clean car standards, which will cut emissions from the transportation sector and help protect our health and our climate. The EPA also announced a proposal to strengthen federal standards that would help clean up pollution from heavy-duty trucks and buses.

Backgrounder: 2023 Proposals on Climate and Indigenous Rights at Banks and Insurers

Media Briefing for Reporters Ahead of Annual General Meetings

Sierra Club Statement on Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument Proposal

PHOENIX – Today, Tribal Nations in Arizona announced a new federal effort to protect the greater Grand Canyon area.

Department of Energy Proposes Big Update to Fuel Economy Calculation

WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, the Department of Energy announced a proposal to update a two-decade-old calculation that determines the equivalent fuel economy of electric vehicles, calling the formula outdated and reducing it by more than 70 percent. The proposed rule is being published in the Federal Register today. The Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) petitioned the DOE in 2021 to update the calculation, which hasn’t been updated since 2000. 

Groups File Legal Challenge to the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Biological Opinion

Today, environmental organizations filed a petition for review in federal court challenging a recently issued new biological opinion (BiOp) and incidental take statement under the Endangered Species Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

State Lands Commission Rejects Long Beach’s Oil Drilling Expansion Plan 

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El Sierra Club Condena la Expulsión de los Dos Representantes Estatales de Tennessee

La Cámara de Representantes de Tennessee votó en favor de la expulsión de los representantes Justin Jones y Justin Pearson, dos jóvenes negros que representan a partes de Nashville y Memphis, respectivamente.