The Sierra Club Announces “The Best Internship on Earth” for 2011
The Sierra Club has opened up applications for the second year of the wildly popular “Best Internship on Earth” for[…]
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House Vote Kicks Americans While They’re Down
On February 19th the House of Representatives passed a funding bill, or Continuing Resolution, that rolls back bedrock government programs that[…]
Read moreSierra Club Statement on Presidential and House Budget Proposals
On February 14th, President Obama released his budget proposal for the 2012 fiscal year. The week before, House Republicans released their[…]
Read moreToxic Air Pollution Protections Delayed
On January 20th, The Environmental Protection Agency was given until February 21, 2011 to complete a safeguard for hazardous air pollution[…]
Read moreCoalition of Clean Air Groups Bring Actions Against Federal Government For Failure to Protect People and National Parks
A coalition of clear air advocates is acting to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of the Interior[…]
Read moreU.S. Environmental Protection Agency Vetoes Proposed West Virginia Mountaintop Removal Mine
On January 13th the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an historic step by vetoing the water pollution permit issued by[…]
Read moreStatement on State of the Union Address
“Tonight President Obama laid out important priorities for putting Americans back to work, renewing America’s role as a global leader[…]
Read more2010, Outlook Dimmed for Coal
The outlook for coal continued to dim in 2010 as dozens of proposed new coal plants were taken off the[…]
Read moreFederal Court Denies Polluter’s Motions to Block EPA Progress
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected an attempt by big polluters to stop the[…]
Read moreDirty Fuel Giveaways Undermine Clean Energy Economy
On December 17th the House of Representatives passed the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released[…]
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