Obama Administration Announces New Clean Water Protection Policy
The Obama administration announced a new proposal to secure clean water and protect American’s drinking water sources. The guidance on[…]
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Sierra Club Tests Hundreds Nationwide for Levels of Toxic Mercury in their Bodies
Over the past two months, the Sierra Club has conducted tests in more than 30 cities across the United States[…]
Read moreCongress Passes Budget: Fight for Clean Air and Water Far From Over
Congress passed a budget agreement after a high-stakes showdown to fund the federal government through September. The measure passed 260-167[…]
Read moreSettlement Reached on Wolf Recovery in Northern Rockies
Ten conservation groups reached a legal settlement with the Department of the Interior regarding wolf recovery and management in the[…]
Read moreGroups to Interior Department: Put Clean Energy First
The Sierra Club, WildEarth Guardians and Defenders of Wildlife filed suit for clean energy, challenging Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s and[…]
Read moreSierra Club Joins First Lady Michelle Obama in Supporting Military Families Through New Outdoors Initiative
The Sierra Club joined First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden to announce a new initiative to support and[…]
Read moreSierra Club Ally Hilton Kelley Wins Prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize
Sierra Club ally Hilton Kelley has been awarded this year’s prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, considered the “Nobel prize for environmental[…]
Read moreDirty Coal Industry Influence is Clear as Weak Proposed Rule Would Do Nothing to Protect Waterways
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson proposed a weak new rule that would do almost nothing to conserve the[…]
Read moreSierra Club Strongly Opposes Action Plan on U.S.-Colombia Trade Deal
The Sierra Club issued this statement in response to the Obama Administration’s endorsement of the “Colombian Action Plan Related to[…]
Read moreGroups Decry Salazar’s Dirty Energy Giveaway
Although the American West holds enough renewable energy potential to fully power the entire United States, Secretary of Interior Ken[…]
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