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February 2010
2/08/2010 -- Sierra Club Praises New NOAA Climate Service
2/03/2010 -- Sierra Club Reactions to Obama Remarks, Obama Admin Coal, Biofuels Announcements
2/02/2010 -- New Smog Standards, EPA Gathers Public Input
2/02/2010 -- Sierra Club Statement on Copenhagen Accord Commitments, Quadrennial Defense Review
2/01/2010 -- Sierra Club Statement on the President's Budget
January 2010
1/29/2010 -- Obama Initiative to Slash Federal Government's Emissions, Energy Costs
1/28/2010 -- Obama High-Speed Rail Plan to Put Americans to Work, Cut Oil Dependence
1/27/2010 -- Sierra Club Statement on the President's State of the Union Address
1/21/2010 -- Clean Air Act Under Attack as New Poll Shows Strong Support for EPA Action
1/21/2010 -- High Court Unleashes Tsunami of Corporate Cash with Citizens United Ruling
1/20/2010 -- Sierra Club Announces New Executive Director
1/13/2010 -- Report: Obama Admin Clean Energy Investments Putting America to Work
1/11/2010 -- Big Polluter Lobbyists Behind Attempts to Gut Clean Air Act
1/11/2010 -- Massey, 12,000 New Water Violations Cited
1/8/2010 -- Hopi and Navajo Residents Stop Peabody's Coal Mine Expansion on Black Mesa
1/8/2010 -- Obama Admin Investments in Clean Energy to Jumpstart Job Creation
1/7/2010 -- Scientists Agree Mountaintop Removal Destroys Appalachia
1/7/2010 -- New EPA Air Standard, Breath of Fresh Air
1/6/2010 -- Sierra Club Praises Dept of Interior Leasing Reform Plans
1/5/2010 -- Richard Pombo: Big Oil's Best Friend Seeks Bail Out
1/5/2010 -- EPA Approves WV Mountaintop Removal Mining Permit
December 2009
12/22/2009 -- 120+ Groups Seek Coal Ash Safeguards, TVA Spill Anniversary
12/21/2009 -- 2009, No New Coal Plants Break Ground
12/18/2009 -- Copenhagen Climate Deal Historic, If Incomplete
12/17/2009 -- Sierra Club Reacts to Clinton Climate Finance Bombshell
12/15/2009 -- Senator Murkowski Seeks to Unlearn Dangers of Global Warming
12/15/2009 -- Obama Spurs Job Growth with Home Efficiency Investments
12/10/2009--Sierra Club Applauds Bipartisan Work on Clean Energy Jobs Legislation
12/8/2009 -- Sierra Club Applauds Obama Clean Energy Jobs Announcement
12/7/2009 -- Obama EPA Spells out Dangers of Global Warming Pollution
12/7/2009 -- Obama Nomination of Strickland for NHTSA is Right Choice
12/2/2009 -- Information on Sierra Club Delegation to Copenhagen Climate Summit
12/2/2009 -- Toxic Coal Ash--Communities Kept in the Dark, Groups File FOIA
November 2009
11/25/2009 -- Obama to Copenhagen--Commitment to Action on Global Warming
11/25/2009 -- Court Scolds Army Corps for Ignoring Public, Issuing Mining Permits
11/19/2009 -- Sierra Club Calls for Global Warming Protection for Florida Panther
11/19/2009 -- Department of Interior Stuck in Slow Motion on Mountaintop Mining
11/18/2009 -- EPA/Climate: Major Global Warming Regulations Get Underway
11/17/2009 -- EPA/Climate: Media Availability at Hearings on Big Polluters
11/12/2009 -- Sierra Club, Green Building Council Launch New Project
11/10/2009 -- Thousands Join Ashley Judd to Move Beyond Coal, Preview Film
11/05/2009 -- Clean Energy Bill: New Ads and Committee Movement
11/04/2009 -- Sierra Club Promotes Our National Parks -- En Español
11/03/2009 -- Endangered Turtle Habitat Threatened in Puerto Rico
11/02/2009 -- What's Your Excuse? 10 Excuses for Skipping Markup of the Clean Energy Jobs Bill
11/02/2009 -- Department of Interior Delays Action on Mountaintop Removal
October 2009
10/29/2009 -- Weatherization Day: Events Promote Green Jobs, Efficiency
10/28/2009 -- Sierra Club Applauds Clean Energy Siting Agreement
10/27/2009 -- Follow It Live: Senate Gets to Work on Clean Energy
10/23/2009 -- EPA to Set New Rules for Coal Plant Pollution
10/22/2009--Sierra Club Applauds Polar Bear Proposal
10/20/2009 -- Congress Says No More Border Wall Funding
10/20/2009 -- Dirty Part III, Sierra Club Releases Third Coal Ad
10/19/2009 -- White House Report--Retrofit Plan Will Create Jobs, Save Energy
10/16/2009 -- EPA Moves to Veto Permit for Biggest Proposed Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine
10/15/2009 -- Clean Water: Hearing Shows Impact of Failing Clean Water Rules
10/15/2009 -- Forged Letters from Coal Group--New Details, Hearing Postponed
10/14/2009 -- New Sierra Club Ad Gets Dirtier, Still Not as Dirty as Coal
10/13/2009 -- Sierra Club Engages Youth in Deeds/McDonnell and other Virginia Races
10/13/2009 -- New Report -- Mountaintop Removal Too Costly to Appalachia's Economy
10/6/2009 -- Over 100,000 Champions Stand up for National
10/6/2009 -- New Ads: Coal is Too Dirty, Even for College
10/5/2009 -- Groups Charge Environmental Injustice in Appalachia
10/01/2009 -- Environmental Groups, SW Tribes Stand Together to Promote Clean Energy
September 2009
9/30/2009 -- EPA Proposes Strong New Rules on CO2
9/30/2009 -- EPA Reasserts Concerns about New Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Permits
9/30/2009 -- Sierra Club Applauds Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act
9/29/2009 -- Citizens Hold Events Nationwide to Clean Up Coal
9/28/2009 -- Sierra Club Calls on Champions to Stand up for National Parks
9/25/2009 -- Sierra Club Announces 2009 National Award Winners
9/22/2009 -- Sierra Club Applauds PG&E Leaving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
9/22/2009 -- Protections Restored for Yellowstone Grizzlies
9/18/2009 -- New Attempts by Big Polluters to Block Progress
9/17/2009 -- Sierra Club Hosts 700 Parties for Parks
9/16/2009 -- Back to School? Not for Coal; New Campaign to Kick Coal Off Campuses
9/15/2009 -- White House Announces Better Gas Mileage and Less Pollution for Cars and Trucks
9/15/2009 -- EPA to Limit Toxic Coal Waste
9/15/2009 -- Groups to Obama: Don't Buy Canada's Dirty Oil
9/14/2009 -- Sierra Club Cheers Salazar Global Warming Strategy
9/14/2009 -- Groups to EPA: 26-Year Delay on Toxic Coal Waste Unacceptable
9/11/2009 -- Sierra Club Volunteers Participate in September 11 National Day of Service
9/11/2009 -- Mountain Joy: Statement of Carl Pope
9/11/2009 -- EPA Plans Scientific Scrutiny of New Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Permits
9/10/2009 -- New Forged Letter Against Clean Energy Discovered
9/9/2009 -- Coal Front Group Loses Another Member
9/3/2009 -- Groups Challenge State Dept. Approval of Dirty Oil Pipeline
9/2/2009 -- On 45th Anniversary, Wilderness Faces New Challenge
9/2/2009 -- Duke Withdraws from Coal Coalition
August 2009
8/31/2009 -- EPA Data Reveal Far Reach of Toxic Coal Ash Threats
8/26/2009 -- New Agreement Protects Kids from Lead Poisoning in Home Renovations
8/26/2009 -- Sierra Club Statement on Ted Kennedy
8/25/2009 -- Sierra Club, Trout Unlimited Partner to Get Kids Fishing
8/20/2009 -- State Department Approves Dirty Oil Pipeline from Canada
8/20/2009 -- Sierra Magazine Names Top 20 Greenest Colleges and Universities in the Country
8/18/2009 -- Sierra Club Marks Katrina Anniversary with New Green Rebuilding Report
8/12/2009 -- Federal Court Blocks Attempt to Address Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
8/11/2009 -- First of Many? -- New WV Mountaintop Removal Mine Approved
8/06/2009 -- Consumers Get It--Cash For Clunkers Tool Extended
8/06/2009 -- Sierra Club Praises Historic Sotomayor Confirmation
8/05/2009 -- Senate Commemorates Upcoming 45th Anniversary of Wilderness Act
8/05/2009--Major Victory: Court Upholds Roadless Protections
8/03/2009 -- Sierra Club Urges DOJ to Investigate Forged Letters
July 2009
7/31/2009 -- Forged Letters Oppose Clean Energy?
7/23/2009 -- Inspector General Report Highlights Sierra Club Leadership on Formaldehyde Issue
7/22/2009 -- Young Americans Support Public Lands Service Corps
7/21/2009 -- Sierra Club Applauds EPA Administrator Jackson for Encouraging Diversity
7/20/2009 -- Advisory: Public Lands Service Corps Presser -- U.S. Capitol - 7/22
7/20/2009 -- Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Blocked: Sierra Club Statement
7/9/2009 -- 100 Coal Plants Prevented or Abandoned
7/7/2009 -- Broken Record: Senate EPW Cmte Hears Earful on Clean Energy
7/2/2009 -- Sierra Club on Energy Independence, Green Tips for the 4th of July
7/2/2009 -- Tens of Thousands Tell Hillary: No Dirty Oil Pipelines
7/1/2009 -- Sierra Club Cheers L.A. Coal-Free Commitment
7/1/2009 -- EPA Takes Action on Gender-Bending Chemical
June 2009
6/30/2009 -- Sierra Club Cheers Obama EPA for Approval of California Clean Cars Waiver
6/29/2009 -- In Reversal, EPA Names List of 44 "High Hazard" Coal Ash Waste Sites
6/29/2009 -- Obama Administration Increases Commitment to Energy Efficiency
6/29/2009 -- SCOTUS Blocks Last Ditch Effort to Build Outdated Coal Plant
6/26/2009 -- Sierra Club Cheers House Passage of Clean Energy Bill, Looks to Senate
6/25/2009 -- Sierra Club Applauds Senate Inquiry into Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
6/25/2009 -- New TV Spot Feat. Obama on Clean Energy Bill as Grassroots Campaign Heats Up
6/25/2009 -- Groups to Clinton: Stop Stealth Dirty Oil Project
6/23/2009 -- Thousands Support Action on Big Picture Solutions
6/22/2009 - Sierra Club Volunteers Launch "United We Serve" Service Projects
6/18/2009 -- Groups to Feds: Communities Have Right to Know of Toxic Coal Ash Sites
6/18/2009 -- Congress Takes Up Clean Water
6/17/2009 -- Senate Energy Bill Falls Short on Clean Energy--Sierra Club Declares Opposition
6/17/2009 -- Groups Launch Ad Blitz in Support of House Clean Energy Bill
6/16/2009 -- Govt Climate Science Report Underscores Need for Clean Energy Jobs Plan
6/16/2009 -- Sierra Club Announces New Conservation Director
6/9/2009 -- Sierra Club Announces India Award Winners
6/8/2009 -- Sierra Club Applauds Interior Dept. for Getting Kids Outside
6/8/2009 -- Supreme Court Rules Against Massey Coal
6/2/2009 -- House Parties Gather Across U.S. to Urge Big Picture Solutions
May 2009
5/28/2009 -- Farmers, Steelworkers, Tribes, Enviros Warn of Oil Pipeline Threats
5/28/2009 -- Sierra Club Applauds New Forest Protections
5/27/2009 -- Groups Call for Full Protection for Endangered Lynx
5/26/2009 -- Sierra Club Applauds Sotomayor Nomination
5/21/2009 -- Historic Clean Energy Bill Passes Committee
5/18/2009 -- Sierra Club Hails Obama Plan for Clean Cars
5/15/2009 -- New Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining a Leap in the Wrong Direction
5/14/2009 -- ADVISORY: EPA Holds Hearings on Global Warming, Public Health
5/13/2009 -- Sierra Club Statement on House Clean Energy Jobs Bill
5/8/2009 -- Sierra Club Urges Reconsideration of Polar Bear Rule
5/06/2009 -- Double Victory: Coal Companies Pay for KY, TN Illegal Mining
April 2009
4/30/2009 -- New Legislation Helps Wildlife Survive Global Warming
4/28/2009 -- Obama Admin Revokes Bush's Last Minute Assault on Endangered Species Act
4/28/2009 -- President Obama's 100 Days of Change Make Down Payment on Clean Energy Future
4/27/2009 -- Mountaintop Removal Rule Reversed; Now It's Time for Tough Enforcement, Bold Action
4/24/2009 -- The Broken Record: Gingrich to Follow Gore, Warner
4/23/2009 -- The Broken Record: The Day Ahead in Clean Energy
4/22/2009 -- The Broken Record: Debunking Dirty Energy's Defenders
4/22/2009 -- House Ramps Up Action on Clean Energy as America Celebrates 39th Earth Day
4/21/2009 -- Sierra Club on President Obama's Earth Day Trip to Iowa Wind Turbine Factory
4/20/2009 -- Sierra Club Applauds Choice of Sunstein for White House Post
4/17/2009--Court Blocks Drilling Plans for Polar Bear Habitat
4/16/2009 -- Threats to Communities, Whitewater River Force WV Mining Permit Appeal
4/15/2009 -- Citizens to Salazar: No to Offshore Drilling, Yes to Clean Energy
4/13/2009 -- ADVISORY: San Francisco Offshore Drilling Rally and Press Conference
4/8/2009 -- EPA Intervenes to Block Virginia Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine
4/8/2009 -- Sierra Club Supports New Dot Eco Site
4/6/2009--ADVISORY: Gulf Coast Citizens Rally for Clean Offshore Energy
4/2/2009--Interior Report Emphasizes Offshore Wind Potential
4/1/2009 -- Two Years After Landmark Climate Case Obama EPA to Act Where Bush Refused
4/1/2009 -- Sierra Club Rolls Out Support for Labor With Huge Banner, Ad Campaign
4/1/2009 -- Border Wall - One Year Later: Stop the Destruction
March 2009
3/31/2009 -- Government Report, New Wave of Coal Plants Not Needed
3/31/2009 -- Waxman-Markey Draft Clean Energy Bill Offers Strong Start for Green Economy
3/30/2009 -- President Obama to Sign Historic Wilderness Bill
3/27/2009 -- Statement on Fuel Economy Standards
3/26/2009 -- House Votes to Fund Wildfire Prevention
3/25/2009 -- Additional Reaction to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Decision
3/25/2009 -- Historic Public Lands Bill Clears Final Hurdle
3/24/2009 -- Obama Administration Intervenes to Review Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Permits
3/23/2009 -- President Obama Details Climate & Energy Priorities in Budget
3/23/2009 -- Exxon Valdez 20th Anniversary: Statement of Carl Pope
3/10/2009 -- Obama EPA Sprints on Climate After Years of Bush Foot-Dragging
3/5/2009 -- Senate Votes to Toss Bush ESA Rules
3/3/2009 -- Obama to Restore Endangered Species Protections
February 2009
2/27/2009 -- Sierra Club Fights Shell Oil Water Grab
2/26/2009 -- Pelosi, Reid Say No to Coal at U.S. Capitol
2/26/2009 -- President Obama's Budget Signals New Era on Energy, Climate
2/25/2009 -- Interior to Scrap Bush Oil Shale Plans
2/24/2009 -- Hilda Freed! Sierra Club Celebrates Senate Confirmation of Hilda Solis
2/19/2009 -- Sierra Club Statement on Obama-Harper Energy Talks
2/18/2009 -- Sierra Club, Worldwatch Institute Outline Smart Choices for Biofuels in New Report
2/18/2009 -- Obama Canada Visit: Tar Sands Oil
2/17/2009 -- Obama EPA to Act on CO2 Emissions from New Coal Plants
2/13/2009 -- Sierra Club Celebrates Final Passage of Economic Recovery Package
2/11/2009 -- Sierra Club Urges Congress to Pass Recovery Bill
2/11/2009 -- Sierra Club Cheers Committee Vote on Solis Nomination
2/11/2009 -- South Carolina Governor Opposes Pee Dee Coal Plant
2/10/2009 -- Interior Sends Drilling Plan Back to Drawing Board
2/10/2009 -- Sierra Club Praises Senate Passage of Recovery Bill
2/10/2009 -- Groups Urge Obama to Reject Canada's Dirty Oil
2/6/2009 -- Sierra Club Urges Senate to Confirm Solis
2/5/2009 -- Economic Recovery: Sierra Club Activists Voice Support for Senate Package
2/4/2009 -- Sierra Club Stands Strong with Labor at Rally for Employee Free Choice Act
2/4/2009 -- Sierra Club Announces Climate Recovery Partnership, Campaign Chair
2/4/2009 -- Interior Department Cancels Drilling Leases Near Utah Parks
2/3/2009 -- Governor to MI: Clean Energy before Coal
January 2009
1/28/2009 -- House Creates Jobs Through Clean Energy
1/26/2009 -- Additional Reaction to Obama Announcements on Cars
1/25/2009 -- Applause for Obama's Action on Clean Cars
1/23/2009 -- Carl Pope to Step Down, Transition to New Sierra Club Role
1/23/2009 -- Sierra Club Praises Gillibrand Pick for Senate
1/16/2009 -- Sierra Club Plans for National Day of Service
1/16/2009 -- Obama to Showcase Green Jobs, Economic Recovery at Ohio Factory
1/15/2009 -- Sierra Club, IEN Fight Dirty Utah Tar Sands
1/15/2009 -- Senate Votes to Protect Wilderness, Rivers, Parks
1/15/2009 -- Emergency Action Filed to Stop Illegal Bush Admin Effort to Block Action on Warming
1/15/2009 -- House Proposal for Recovery Package Prioritizes Clean Energy
1/14/2009 -- Sierra Club Backs Arctic Refuge Wilderness Bill
1/12/2009 -- EPA: Jackson will be a Great Part of Obama Team
1/12/2009 -- New Video--Entertainers Join Sierra Club in Support for Obama, Clean Energy
1/12/2009 -- Senate Poised to Protect Wilderness, Rivers, Parks
1/09/2009 -- Second Coal Waste Spill at Tennessee Valley Authority Site
1/08/2009 -- Response to Obama Speech on Economic Recovery
01/06/2009 -- Massive Coal Ash Spill Leads to Challenge of Tennessee Valley Authority
01/02/2009 -- Dynegy Drops Dirty Coal Plants under Sierra Club Pressure
December 2008
12/22/2008 -- 2008: New Energy for America Trumps Coal
12/22/2008 -- Sierra Club Seeks "Clean Slate" on Energy
12/22/2008 -- Groups Challenge Bush Administration over Midnight Rulemaking
12/18/2008 -- Obama Taps Major Green Jobs Advocate for Sec'y of Labor
12/18/2008 -- Sierra Club, Coal River Mountain Watch Intercede to Save Coal River Mountain
12/17/2008 -- Sierra Club Praises Salazar, Vilsack Nominations
12/16/2008 -- New Report: Clean Water Protections Failing
12/12/2008 -- EPA Finalizes Midnight Rule Benefitting Factory Farms
12/12/2008 -- Browner, Jackson, Chu & Sutley--Strong Picks for Energy/Environment Positions
12/11/2008 -- "Are Air Freshener Ingredients Safe?" Groups Ask
12/04/2008 -- Reality Coalition Launches Major Campaign Debunking Myth of "Clean Coal"
12/02/2008 -- Agency Signs Off on Controversial Rule to Allow Stream Destruction
12/01/2008 -- Sierra Club asks EPA: "Why No Formaldehyde Public Meetings on the Gulf Coast?"
November 2008
11/25/2008 -- Sierra Club, 28 Environmental Groups Release Green Transition Plan for Obama
11/18/2008 -- Sierra Club Applauds Obama's Commitment to Action on Clean Energy, Warming
11/13/2008 -- Ruling: Coal Plants Must Limit CO2
11/06/2008 -- Poll: Energy A Major Factor in Voters' Decision
11/05/2008 -- New Energy for America Trumps Drill Baby Drill
October 2008
10/31/2008 -- Election Round-Up: Summary of Sierra Club Activities in the Clean Energy Election
10/31/2008 -- McCain's New Global Warming Ad a Shameless Halloween Trick
10/30/2008 -- Groups Call on Governors to Release State Employees to Assist on Election Day
10/30/2008 -- Advisory--Environmental Groups' Post-Election Press Conference
10/29/2008 -- Palin Energy Speech--More of the Same or Worse
10/28/2008 -- Sierra Club Stands Strong with Labor in Elections '08
10/27/2008 -- McCain Mocks Nuclear Safety Concerns 10/23/2008 -- New Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
10/08/2008 -- Politics: Club Launches Radio Ad in Ohio, National Club Leaders Join AFL-CIO Canvass in Ohio
10/03/2008 -- Finance Package: Clean Energy Incentives Will Save Jobs
September 2008
9/30/2008 -- Offshore Drilling Moratorium Expires
9/29/2008 -- Sierra Club Programming to Air on CleanSkies.tv Network
9/23/2008 -- Where Has McCain Been For 2 Years of Debates on Energy, Economic Crises?
9/22/2008 -- Bush Legacy/Global Warming: Sierra Club Testifies at Two Senate Hearings
9/19/2008 -- Sierra Club Announces 2008 Awards
9/18/2008 -- House Votes to Get Kids Outside
9/17/2008 -- New McCain Economic Plan: Sell More Gas Guzzlers
9/16/2008 -- House Energy Vote--Republicans Prove They Answer to Big Oil
9/15/2008 -- House to Vote on Energy Bill--Press Briefing Tomorrow
9/15/2008 -- Ike Stirs Price Gouging Fears; McCain Opposes Price Gouging Protections
9/10/2008 -- Interior Report Reveals Big Oil Corruption
9/09/2008--Energy: Compromise Bill Calls Bluff on Drill-Only Republicans
9/09/2008 -- Energy: 12K Callers Attend First Pickens/Pope Teleforum--More Tonight
9/05/2008 -- Energy: Pickens and Pope to Hold National Teleforum
9/04/2008 -- McCain Speech Unlikely to Reflect True McCain Record on Energy
9/03/2008 -- Weds Night RNC Line-Up Underscores McCain Embrace of Bush Energy Policy
9/02/2008 -- Massive Mississippi Wetlands Drainage Project Vetoed
August 2008
8/29/2008 -- McCain VP Pick Completes Shift to Bush Energy Policy
8/28/2008 -- Katrina Anniversary Reminder of Oil Drilling Hazards
8/26/2008 -- Poor Government Financial Decisions Could Raise Energy Bills
8/23/2008 -- Biden Shares Obama's Vision and Values for Clean Energy Economy
8/21/2008 -- Sierra Club Releases Presidential Energy Scorecard
8/21/2008 -- Sierra Club Schedule and Contacts at Democratic Convention
8/20/2008 -- Offshore Lease Sale Underscores Arguments Against Drilling
8/19/2008 -- Boehner's Bluff Called
8/19/2008 -- Court Rules for Clean Air
8/19/2008 -- Don't Cry Over Spilled Oil: McCain's Drilling Rig Do-Over
8/18/2008 -- Groups Force Hobet Mine to Clean Up, Continue Fighting for Clean Energy Solutions
8/16/2008 -- Sierra Club Response to Pelosi Radio Address & Upcoming Energy Legislation
8/15/2008 -- Community Members Want "Green Jobs" AND Clean Water for Families
8/13/2008 -- McCain Silent on Endangered Species Assault
8/11/2008 -- Last-Minute Rules Gut Protection for Endangered Wildlife
8/06/2008 -- Ad Watch: McCain Ad Denounced as False and Misleading on Renewable Energy
8/05/2008 -- McCain Nuke Plan: No Waste Through AZ, But Just Fine for 44 Other States
8/04/2008 -- Obama Energy Plan Benefits Working Americans
8/04/2008 -- Judge: Big Coal Can't Clearcut Mine Site without a Permit
8/01/2008 -- Oops, He Did It Again! McCain Prefers Own Rhetoric to Facts, Experts on Drilling
July 2008
7/31/2008 -- Sierra Club Launches TV Ad, Grassroots Events in Battleground States
7/29/2008 -- William Shatner, Sierra Club Fight Global Warming
7/28/2008 -- McCain's Million Dollar Big Oil Quid Pro Quo
7/28/2008 -- Sierra Club Launches Gas Prices Radio Ad Blitz In Key States/Districts
7/23/2008 -- McCain Cancels Louisiana Tour Amid Massive Oil Spill
7/23/2008 -- Sierra Club Applauds Teamsters for Withdrawal from Arctic Drilling Group
7/23/2008 -- Bush-McCain Plan for High Gas Prices: Jedi Mind Tricks
7/22/2008 -- Energy: So-Called "All of the Above" Plan Fails the Test
7/21/2008 -- Gas Prices: McCain Helps Big Oil, Obama Provides Relief
7/14/2008 -- Bush, McCain, Grand Oil Party Play Politics Over Drilling
7/11/2008 -- Bush Administration Makes Last Stand Against Action on Warming
7/10/2008 -- New Video, Teleconference and House Parties for Lightbulbs to Leadership
7/10/2008 -- Tennessee Coal Mine on Notice for Toxic Selenium Pollution
7/9/2008 -- Sierra Club Applauds Congressional Oversight on Toxic FEMA Trailers
7/7/2008 -- Ad Watch: RNC Attack Touts McCain's Misguided "Solutions," Falsely Attacks Obama
7/3/2008 -- RNC Takes in $3.6m from Big Oil, Spends $3m on Attack Ads over Energy--Coincidence?
7/2/2008 -- Bush Administration Reverses Itself on Solar Moratorium
7/2/2008 -- Sierra Club Joins Morgan Freeman for Storm Preparedness Campaign
7/1/2008 -- Sierra Club Launches Radio Ads on Key Senate Energy Bills in 6 States
June 2008
6/30/2008 -- Court Rules Coal Plant Must Regulate Global Warming Pollution
6/25/2008 -- BREAKING: Newly Uncovered YouTube Video Exposes McCain Hypocrisy
6/25/2008 -- Supreme Court Delivers Slap on the Hand to Exxon
6/25/2008 -- McCain Dims Clean Energy Future, Despite Rhetoric on Renewables
6/24/2008 -- McCain Brings Outdated Energy Message to Site of Environmental Disaster
6/23/2008 -- McCain Falls Short on Cars, Gas Prices
6/23/2008 -- EPA Agrees to Study Methods to Reduce Formaldehyde
6/20/2008 -- Sierra Club Endorses Obama for President
6/19/2008 -- Sierra Club, United Steelworkers to Jointly Endorse Obama at Friday Event in Cleveland
6/19/2008 -- New Report Highlights Faith Groups' Environmental Work Nationwide
6/18/2008 -- Bush and McCain Do Texas Two-Step with Big Oil
6/17/2008 -- Sierra Club Responds to Senator McCain's Houston Energy Speech
6/16/2008 -- McCain Energy Plan: Same Old Drilling
6/12/2008 -- New Video Campaign: How Many Lawmakers Does it Take...
6/11/2008 -- Toxic Fumes from Factory Farm Force MN Residents to Evacuate
6/11/2008 -- Sierra Club Testifies on "The Future of Oil" in House Hearing
6/10/2008 -- Senate Minority Sides With Big Oil Amidst Skyrocketing Gas Prices
6/10/2008 -- Club Joins Senate Leaders to Urge Immediate Passage of Senate Gas Prices Plan (S.3044)
6/09/2008 -- House Votes to Protect Wilderness in California, New Mexico
6/06/2008 -- Shameful Obstructionism Stymies Climate Bill
6/05/2008 -- Joint Enviro Group Statement on Climate Bill Filibuster
6/04/2008 -- Clean Energy at Stake in New Mexico Senate Race
6/04/2008 -- Senate GOP Uses Shameful Tricks to Block Debate on Global Warming Bill
6/02/2008 -- Sierra Club Welcomes Floor Debate on Climate-Calls on Senators to Strengthen & Pass
May 2008
5/23/2008 -- Sierra Club Tests Show Formaldehyde in "Improved" Emergency Housing
5/21/2008 -- Climate Bill Improved but Needs to be Strengthened
5/21/2008 -- Bush Administration Pushes for More Drilling on Wild Lands
5/21/2008 -- New Report Reveals Link between Trade Policies, Climate
5/14/2008 -- Bush Administration Backhands the Polar Bear
5/13/2008 -- Senate Rejects Failed Energy Policies Called for by Bush, Conservatives
5/12/2008 -- McCain Global Warming Plan: Laudable Goal but Fails to Reach It
5/09/2008 -- Sierra Club Sends Military Families to Camp
5/08/2008 -- McCain/Global Warming--Memo in Advance of Policy Speech
5/08/2008 -- Shareholders Beware
5/07/2008 -- New Senate Bill Offers Real Relief for Pain at the Pump, Not Just Recycled Rhetoric
5/06/2008 -- Sierra Club Launches Multi-State Effort to Cut Mercury, Toxic Pollution
5/02/2008 -- Sierra Club Announces Election Results for 2008 Board of Directors
April 2008
4/30/2008 -- 50K Citizens to Candidates: "You have the Power2Change"
4/29/2008 -- House Votes to Protect Wild Sky, Honor Cesar Chavez
4/28/2008 -- Bush Calls for More of the Same on Gas Prices
4/28/2008 -- Sierra Club Welcomes Field Hearing to Investigate Border Wall
4/24/2008 -- Elections: Enviros Announce Top Senate Targets
4/23/2008 -- New Poll Shows Hispanic Voters Concerned about Global Warming and Energy
4/23/2008 -- Advisory: Enviros to Announce Top Electoral Targets
4/22/2008 -- Sierra Club Applauds Strong Start for New Fuel Economy Rules
4/21/2008 -- Advisory: New Poll on Hispanics and Global Warming -- Teleconference Wednesday 4/23
4/18/2008 -- Clorox, Sierra Club to Ring Opening Bell Monday
4/17/2008 -- Polar Bear Listing Dragged Out 10 More Weeks
4/17/2008 -- For Earth Day, Sierra Club says "We Can Do It"
4/16/2008 -- Sierra Club Launches Online Sportsmen's Network
4/14/2008 -- Sierra Club Nominee Wins Famed Goldman Environmental Prize
4/10/2008 -- Club Cheers Senate Action on Clean Energy Economic Stimulus Measure
4/10/2008 -- Clean Energy Tax Incentives
4/09/2008 -- House Protects Outstanding BLM Lands
4/08/2008 -- Labor, Enviros Join Forces to Launch National Green Jobs Campaign
4/08/2008 -- Green Jobs For America Campaign
4/08/2008 -- Wild Sky - Chavez Release
4/02/2008 -- Sierra Club, In India, Announces Green Energy and Green Livelihoods Award
4/02/2008 -- EPA Defiance of High Court on Global Warming Challenged
4/01/2008 -- Sierra Club Criticizes Border Wall Waiver by Bush Administration
4/01/2008 -- FEMA Toxic Trailers Hearing in Congress: Sierra Club Statement
4/01/2008 -- Border Wall Waiver Release
March 2008
3/31/2008 -- Press Release: House Votes to Protect California Coast
3/31/2008 -- National Marine Sanctuary Release
3/28/2008 -- ADVISORY: Formaldehyde--Sierra Club to Testify Tuesday before Congress
3/27/2008 -- Press Release: Rocky Mountain Wolves At Risk
3/26/2008 -- Power2Change: New Campaign on Elections/Energy Launched Today
3/19/2008 -- TELECONFERENCE, 3/20, 1PM ET, Sierra Club to Recommend National Formaldehyde Standards
3/13/2008 -- New Air Standard Puts Public Health at Risk
3/13/2008 -- Sierra Club Launches New Clean Up Dynegy Campaign
3/13/2008 -- National Green Jobs Conference Underway in Pittsburgh
3/13/2008 -- Global Warming: Testimony on Do-Nothing EPA
3/12/2008 -- New Air Standard Puts Public Health at Risk
3/11/2008 -- Coal Plant Catch Up
February 2008
2/27/2008 -- New Letter, No Action from EPA on Global Warming
2/27/2008 -- House Renewable Tax Package
2/21/2008 -- Wolf Delisting Release
2/20/2008 -- Sierra Club Launches Major New National Effort: Clean up Dynegy Campaign
2/14/2008 -- Sierra Club Statement: Toxic Trailers Confirmed by CDC
2/12/2008 -- New Ozone Standards
2/05/2008 -- Chuchki Lease Sale Release