Sierra Club Urges Senate to Pass Renewable Electricity Standard
On September 21st, The Sierra Club applauded the news of a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) bill being introduced in[…]
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23,000 Californians Join Conversation About Defeating Proposition 23
The Sierra Club and CREDO Action hosted a conference call Monday evening to discuss the No on Proposition 23 campaign[…]
Read moreEva Mendes, Ed Begley, Jr. Join Sierra Club in Call to Move Beyond Oil
Celebrities Eva Mendes and Ed Begley, Jr. have added their voices to hundreds of thousands calling on President Obama to[…]
Read moreSen. Baucus Calls for Hasty Approval of Dangerous Oil Pipeline
This week, Montana Senator Max Baucus asked the U.S. State Department to speed a decision on whether or not to[…]
Read moreThreats to Nevada Wildlands, Cultural Sites, and Jobs Prompt Legal Challenge of Ruby Gas Pipeline
The proposed Ruby Pipeline could avoid major damage to wildlife habitat, open space and cultural sites if it were rerouted,[…]
Read moreAmericans Call For Tighter Regulation of Hydraulic ‘Fracking’ in Oil and Gas Drilling
Overflow Crowds of Concerned Residents Attend EPA Public Meetings across the Country Thousands of Americans are calling on the Environmental[…]
Read moreSierra Club Presents Obama with Vision for Managing America’s Great Outdoors
Last Friday, the Sierra Club presented the Obama administration with its vision for how America’s public lands should be managed[…]
Read moreEnvironmental, Science Coalition calls on President to Raise Fuel Efficiency Standards to At Least 60 MPG by 2025
As the deadline nears for the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency to issue their first decisions on[…]
Read moreCourt Orders Patriot Coal to Pay $45 Million to Treat Toxic Selenium from West Virginia Coal Mines
In the most significant judicial decision to date to address selenium pollution from coal mines in Appalachia, a federal judge[…]
Read moreEPA Seeks Comment on Life-Saving Clean Air Protections
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is opening the door for citizens to comment on new clean air protections the agency[…]
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