Jonathon Berman
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Sierra Club Response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address
Washington, DC – Tonight, President Biden delivered his second State of the Union address. → Read More
Sierra Club: SCOTUS Decision in West Virginia v. EPA is “deeply disappointing and dangerous”
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States released its decision in the crucial climate action case West Virginia v. EPA. In response, the Sierra Club released the following statement from Andres Restrepo, senior attorney for the Sierra Club's Environmental Law Program: “This is a deeply disappointing and dangerous decision that eliminates EPA’s → Read More
DOE Clean Energy Report Captures Jobs Potential and Why Significant Investments is Critical
Pittsburgh, PA – Today, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm will announce the release of the 2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report. The report outlines the continued growth of clean energy jobs, including zero-emission vehicle manufacturing and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, outpacing those in the fossil fuel industry. DOE’s report confirms that bold investments → Read More
Biden Takes Necessary Action on Solar as Commerce Investigation Continues
Washington, DC – Today, President Biden will announce a two year exemption on the collection of tariffs for solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam and invoke the Defense Production Act to further increase solar panels and other clean energy technologies. The announcement comes as the Commerce Department continues its solar panel investigation forced by a → Read More
EPA Would Fail Communities with Latest Ozone Standard Draft
Washington, DC – Late yesterday, President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) followed the Trump administration in releasing a draft policy assessment proposing to retain the nationwide ozone standards without revision. → Read More
Sierra Club Statement on President Biden’s Defense Production Act and Strategic Petroleum Reserve Announcements
Washington, DC – Today, President Biden announced efforts to address spiking gas prices and supply chain shortages that have spiked following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In response, Sierra Club President Ramón Cruz released the following statement: “Vladimir Putin’s heinous invasion of Ukraine has laid bare the danger of America’s dependence on foreign countries to power our country. → Read More
Administrator Regan Previews Encouraging Power Plant Pollution Vision
Houston, TX – Today, in a speech to the fossil fuel industry at CERAWeek, EPA Administrator Michael Regan previewed the Biden Administration’s plans for safeguarding communities from deadly and dangerous power plant pollution. Coordination across the EPA is critical given President Biden’s commitment to cutting power sector emissions by 80 percent by 2030 with them being → Read More
Sierra Club Statement on President Biden’s First State of the Union
Washington, DC – Tonight, President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address. In response, Sierra Club President Ramon Cruz released the following statement: “Investing in clean energy, climate action, and our democracy are investments in the people. Investing in a livable future for everyone, that works for everyone and supports everyone, is investing in a → Read More
Sierra Club Endorses Jessica Cisneros for Congress
San Antonio, TX -- Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Jessica Cisneros for Congress in Texas’ 28th Congressional District. The Sierra Club endorsed Cisneros in the 2020 election as well. “Jessica Cisneros’ has demonstrated she not only has the bold vision necessary to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable, but a plan for how we advance our community and → Read More
Sierra Club Response to President Biden’s Press Conference
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Biden held a press conference as the Senate has the opportunity to safeguard democracy and Americans’ right to vote and is continuing negotiations on Biden’s plan to invest in families and communities across the country, all in the face of unified Republican obstruction. In response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the → Read More
Chairman DeFazio’s INVEST Act is Critical to Protecting our Clean Air and Safe Drinking Water
Washington, DC -- Today, the House of Representatives passed the INVEST Act, a five-year surface transportation and water infrastructure bill totaling $715 billion with an additional $44 billion added to the amounts below during the amendment process. → Read More
Statement: No Climate, No Deal. No Reconciliation, No Deal.
Washington, DC -- Today, President Biden announced a deal on a bipartisan infrastructure package that he said must move in tandem with a larger package that includes Democratic priorities, including on clean energy and the environment. The President specifically referenced hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy tax credits as an essential policy he will fight for. → Read More
Sierra Club’s Statement on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation
Washington, DC -- Tonight, the U.S. Senate voted 53-44 to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Judge Jackson is the first Black woman to serve on a federal appeals court in a decade. In response, Sierra Club Democracy Program Director Courtney Hight released the following statement: “We cannot have climate or environmental → Read More
Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth US React to G7 Summit Climate Commitments
UNITED KINGDOM -- Today, the three-day G7 summit came to an end with announcements about tackling the climate crisis. → Read More
Sierra Club Calls For Eliminating The Filibuster As It Currently Exists
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Late yesterday, the Senate Rules and Administration Committee advanced S.1, the For the People Act, to the floor for a final vote. The For The People Act is a landmark democracy reform package that is designed to create nationwide automatic and same day voter registration, strengthen anti-corruption laws to curb the influence of corporate polluters, put an → Read More
With HFCs Rule, EPA Wasting No Time Taking Bold Climate Action
Washington, DC -- Today, EPA Administrator Michael Regan will announce the first major climate pollution rule under President Biden: an 85% reduction in hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 2036. HFCs are typically used as residential and commercial refrigerants but these superpollutant greenhouse gases are hundreds to thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide. Phasing out → Read More
Statement Ahead of Joint Address: Biden’s First 100 Days A Bold Success
Washington, DC -- Tonight, President Biden will give his first joint address to Congress. In his address, the president is expected to speak about his administration’s response to the ongoing pandemic and the work that lies ahead. That includes the bold and aggressive actions he and his administration have taken during its first 100 days, including on tackling the climate → Read More
Sierra Club Endorses Melanie Stansbury for Congress
Santa Fe, NM -- On Saturday, March 27, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Melanie Stansbury in the special election for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. "We are excited to endorse Melanie Stansbury for Congress," said Richard Barish, Political Chair of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter. "The climate crisis is the most urgent issue facing the world. Melanie → Read More
Sierra Club Statement on the Racially Targeted Murders in Georgia
Atlanta, GA -- Yesterday, eight people were murdered and one injured at three spas in the greater Atlanta area. Six of those killed were Asian women. Last night’s mass shooting follows a disturbing increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans: Since the beginning of this pandemic, there have been nearly 3,800 reported incidents of anti-Asian hate across the United States. → Read More
Wells Fargo Catches Up to Peers in Setting Net-Zero Financed Emissions Goal Short on Details
New York, NY -- Today, Wells Fargo became the last major U.S. bank — following Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citi, and Goldman Sachs — to make an explicit commitment to achieve net zero financed emissions by 2050. JPMorgan Chase also previously pledged to align its financing with the goals of the Paris Agreement. → Read More