After Biggest Offshore Oil Spill in U.S. History, BP Must Be Held Accountable
In response to the Department of Justice December 15th filing suit against BP and eight other companies responsible for the Gulf oil[…]
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EPA Delays Clean Air Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency announced that important new protections from ozone, or smog, pollution will not be issued as planned. Despite[…]
Read moreFifth Circuit Court of Appeals: Texas Agency Unlawfully Failing to Protect People from Toxic Air Pollution
The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Texas Commission on Environmentally Quality (TCEQ) unlawfully approved the[…]
Read moreSalazar Announces New Offshore Wind Initiative
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a new initiative by his agency to encourage development of offshore wind energy along the[…]
Read moreHundreds of Concerned Citizens Protest Poison Tar Sands Oil Pipeline
On Thursday, November 18, the Sierra Club released a new report, “Toxic Tar Sands: Profiles from the Front Lines,” exposing[…]
Read moreOn 50th Anniversary of Arctic Refuge, Sierra Club Calls for National Monument
With the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge approaching on December 6, the Sierra Club[…]
Read moreGroups to Sen. Manchin: Stop Standing in the Way of Clean Water
On November 16th several Appalachian organizations filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit in defense of the U.S. Environment Protection[…]
Read more“We have no intention of ceding America’s future to Big Oil.”
Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement regarding the midterm election results and an important victory against[…]
Read moreNewly-Approved 2012 National Model Building Energy Code Boosts Energy-Efficiency by Thirty Percent
While most of America was emerged in the midterm elections, a group of dedicated American state, county, and city building[…]
Read moreSierra Club Calls on Hillary Clinton to Weigh Risks of Toxic Pipeline to Farms, Water, Air
EPA, Bipartisan Leaders, Tens of Thousands of Citizens Raise Concerns About Project The Sierra Club is mobilizing thousands of citizens[…]
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