Dan Byrnes
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Thru-Hiking for Type A Personalities
How the Appalachian Trail taught me that I don’t need to let go → Read More
Thru-Hiking for Type-A Personalities
How the Appalachian Trail taught me that I don’t need to let go → Read More
Sierra Club Opposes Rep. Mick Mulvaney as OMB Director
Rep. Mick Mulvaney is being considered to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Sierra Club has opposed this nomination. → Read More
Sierra Club Statement on the Confirmation of Jeff Sessions
WASHINGTON, D.C. → Read More
Sierra Club: Gorsuch is Unfit to be Supreme Court Justice
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Donald Trump announced that he plans to appoint → Read More
Sierra Club on Zinke and Perry: American People Deserve Better
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to confirm Rep. Ryan Zinke as Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Governor Rick Perry as the Secretary of the Department of Energy. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune issued the following statement: → Read More
Sierra Club Statement on Trump’s Border Tax Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. → Read More
Leaked Document Reveals Alarming New Environmental Threats of Transatlantic Trade Pact
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, as the most recent round of trade negotiations between the United States and European Union began in Brussels, the Guardian reported a leaked document from the EU that reveals its intentions to include new, dangerous language in the proposed energy chapter of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). → Read More
TransCanada Files NAFTA Suit Demanding More Than $15 Billion for Keystone XL Rejection
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On June 24, foreign oil company TransCanada filed a lawsuit against the United States under NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, arguing that the U.S. rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline violated NAFTA’s broad rights for foreign investors by thwarting the company’s “expectations.” As compensation, TransCanada is demanding more than $15 billion from U.S. → Read More
Sierra Club Launches "#ReadyFor100 National Tour"
Aspen, CO --- The Sierra Club kicked off a nine-city “aerial art” national tour today as thousands of people gathered at the AREDAY Summit and hundreds formed a huge “human sun,” spelling out a bold message with their bodies to show support for 100% clean energy.… → Read More
THURSDAY, 1pm: Reps. Tonko, Lee, and Huffman to Accept Delivery of Hundreds of Thousands of #NoTPP Petitions Citing Environmental Concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Thursday, Representatives opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will accept, on behalf of → Read More
More Than 450 Groups to Congress: Pending Trade Deals Threaten Efforts to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in the largest display of opposition to the environmental impacts of two pending trade deals, more than 450 groups called on members of Congress to commit to vote against the toxic Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and to demand changes to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). “We strongly urge you to stand up for healthy communities, clean air and… → Read More
Sierra Club Statement on the U.S. International Trade Commission’s TPP Study
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today the U.S. → Read More