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Strap on your hiking boots — it’s time for Sierra Club’s City Hike-A-Thon. In addition to events in Los Angeles and Boston, hikers and nature lovers across the country will be able to participate in their hometowns using an app called AllTrails. With AllTrails, users can find fun and accessible trails near them, and Sierra […]
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John Muir is perhaps America’s most famous naturalist and conservationist as well as the founder of the Sierra Club. His writings and teachings convinced the U.S. government to protect Yosemite, Sequoia, Grand Canyon and Mt. Rainier as national parks and have also inspired generations of conservationists to follow in his footsteps. Yet at a time when many cities and institutions […]
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Environmental issues are breaking into the top tier for the 2020 election cycle as evidenced by the Sierra Club’s new digital advertising campaign calling on five senators and President Trump to address the climate crisis impacting communities across the country. The ads highlight the poor environmental track records of President Trump and U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) — click on each name to watch the ad.
Why This Matters: Environmental issues are much more important to voters now than in prior elections
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President Trump is challenging in the Supreme Court two orders from lower federal courts that froze funding for 100 miles of the President’s border wall because the President took the money from other federal programs and projects without Congress’ consent based on his border “emergency” declaration. On Friday, the Associated Press reported that the Administration […]
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