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Our parks and public lands deserve the care and funding they need. 🏞️ The bipartisan America the Beautiful Act would help repair trails, campgrounds, visitor centers, and more across all 50 states.
Tell Congress to support this commonsense investment in the places we all love: sc.org/AmericatheBeautiful
ALT Tents set up in a desert landscape with red rock formations. "Support the bipartisan America the Beautiful Act" is written at the top. Text below explains the act's benefits for public land in the U.S. Fifty states are mentioned. Sierra Club logo is in the bottom left corner. A website link is provided: sc.org/AmericatheBeautiful.
🚨 WEEKEND UPDATE: Senators released a manager’s amendment to the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 on Saturday, but major substantive issues remain.
While the amendment addresses some concerns, the bill still threatens Tribal sovereignty and people’s right to have a say in what is built in their communities, abandons clean water safeguards and wildlife protections, and further enables a president waging war on clean energy and our public lands.
With a procedural vote scheduled for today, the Senate must allow an open amendment process for additional changes to be made. Senate Democrats can and must fight for a better deal.
ALT A text update from the Sierra Club reads: "The Permitting Bill Remains Fundamentally Flawed Despite Manager’s Amendment. In the continued rush to hold a vote during the lame duck session on the 'Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026', the senators crafting the bill released a manager’s amendment on Saturday. The Senate has scheduled a procedural vote to begin consideration of the draft legislation today.
ALT The image is a press release from the Sierra Club criticizing a manager’s amendment, calling the draft legislation flawed. It urges the Senate to allow an open amendment process. It expresses concern about threats to Tribal sovereignty, communal rights, clean water safeguards, and wildlife protections, and criticizes a failure to address clean energy and public land issues. Sierra Club's logo is at the top.
ALT A graphic with the Sierra Club logo titled "Press Release." It features a quote urging Senate Democrats to act on energy relief and clean energy. It states that the Sierra Club cannot support the legislation without further dialogue and changes. Loren Blackford, Sierra Club Executive Director, is mentioned.
Some places remind us why we fight to protect them. 🏜️💚
This October, Sierra Club members joined our Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter (@texassierraclub) for an unforgettable outing to Big Bend National Park, exploring its breathtaking desert landscapes, connecting with fellow outdoor enthusiasts, and experiencing firsthand what makes our public lands so special.
The trip came on the heels of an important legal victory for Big Bend — a reminder that protecting the places we love takes sustained advocacy and people willing to speak up.
At Sierra Club, getting outdoors is about more than exploring. It's about building connections with nature, with each other, and with the movement to protect our planet.
Because when we experience these places firsthand, we're inspired to fight for their future. 🌎
Go to sc.org/ProtectBigBend to take action, and follow @nobigbendwall @savebigbend @keepbigbendwild_org for updates and ways to get involved.
BREAKING: Just hours after final plans were approved for Trump’s 250-foot vanity arch on national parkland, a federal judge HALTED construction!
But this fight isn’t over. The court’s order only pauses construction for two weeks. Congress must act now before it’s too late. Tell your lawmakers to block funding for Trump’s arch and protect our public lands at sc.org/arch
ALT A grassy area with a sign reading "Protect Public Lands" from the Sierra Club is in the foreground. Two tall stone pillars and trees are in the background under a cloudy sky. Large text on the image says, "Stop Trump's Arch, Protect Our Parks.
This week’s overwhelming blue wave election sent a clear message: Americans are fed up with an administration that raises costs through chaotic energy policies and puts corporate polluters ahead of the public interest.
As the Senate considers a possible vote during the lame-duck session, Congressional Democrats have a mandate to deliver relief on energy bills and level the playing field for clean energy.
As written, this bill achieves critical wins on transmission and potential emissions reduction. But those wins do not justify abandoning Tribal consultation, clean water safeguards, and wildlife protections, nor further enabling a rogue president that is waging a war on clean energy.
The Sierra Club supports updating and expediting clean energy permitting. But Congress must demand fundamental changes to protect public health, Tribal sovereignty, the environment, and communities’ ability to challenge unlawful projects.
As Sierra Club Executive Director Loren Blackford said, “They can and must fight for a better deal.”
Read the full statement: bit.ly/4fa7IUv
Voters have spoken LOUDLY! 🌎🌊
People across the country showed up for clean air and water, public lands, and democracy, and we’re CELEBRATING!
Join us tomorrow at 4pm PT / 7pm ET for a post-election webinar to hear what these results mean for our communities, the climate, and conservation.
RSVP here: sc.org/thedebrief
Tonight marked a major moment for our communities, our climate, and our democracy. 🌎🗳️
With votes still being counted, Democrats have retaken the US House of Representatives and are expected to retake the Senate.
Across the country, Sierra Club members and supporters organized, phonebanked, and knocked on doors for candidates committed to clean air, clean water, and a clean energy future.
As Sierra Club Executive Director Loren Blackford said:
“Voters across the country have made a resounding call for new leadership that will prioritize healthy and affordable communities, uphold our democracy and constitutional rights, and hold polluters, utility companies, and the Trump administration accountable.”
💚 To everyone who helped make this possible: thank you.
Let's turn this momentum into meaningful progress. Read our full response here: bit.ly/3WbY5OO
More farmers and ranchers are choosing to bring clean power onto their land to earn a steady income, improve their crops, and help their livestock. But right now, the Trump administration is trying to make it harder for rural Americans to build solar and wind power.
Speak out against the proposed change to the REAP program at the link below: sc.org/FarmPower
For Tonia Randell of the Marie Harrison Community Foundation, replacing her gas water heater with an efficient heat pump was about more than one appliance. It was one step toward cleaner air and healthier communities across the Bay Area. @airdistrict: Protect clean air standards for water heaters.
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The Trump admin is erasing history at Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument.
Our national parks must tell the full story. We’re fighting to keep it that way.
Show up Sunday 10/18 at 3pm to make your voice heard: Belmont-Paul NM on Capitol Hill 144 Constitution Ave NE
This past week, decision-makers across the country walked, biked, and rode transit alongside their constituents for #WeekWithoutDriving.
In a car-dependent country, we’re missing out on:
🚴 Safer streets
🌎 Cleaner air & less climate pollution
🚉 More transit jobs
😁 Less stress (because who enjoys traffic?)
Imagine communities where getting around without driving is easy, affordable, less polluting — and maybe even fun.
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And imagine if we built communities where getting around without driving wasn’t stressful or inconvenient, but easy, affordable, less polluting, and maybe even fun.
That’s the future we should be building.
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Week Without Driving is a wake-up call for elected officials: experience what it’s actually like to get around without a car.
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This week is a reminder that about one-third of Americans don’t drive, and our communities should work for everyone, not just people behind the wheel.
Everyone deserves transportation that’s accessible, affordable, convenient, and clean. But too much of the U.S. is still built around cars, while millions of gas-powered vehicles pollute the air we all breathe.
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Fuel prices are skyrocketing, stretching the budgets of families and businesses alike.
@SenateGOP's proposal? Attacking state clean transportation safeguards to deliver a massive handout to their fossil fuel donors.
Take action today ✍️ sc.org/Protect-Clean-Air
A @FirstStudentInc electric school bus made a special stop at Times Square to celebrate #ClimateWeek ⚡️🚌
Electric school buses ensure students breathe cleaner air on the way to school and help school districts save money on fuel.
Our clean water is at risk. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has started to further limit which waters are protected by the Clean Water Act, putting many important streams and wetlands at risk. This is a giveaway to developers and corporate polluters, who have been trying to weaken the Clean Water Act for years.
The administration has opened a comment period on its final "Waters of the United States" Rule. We must speak up and tell the EPA that we need to strengthen, not weaken, protections for clean water. Send your comment now before the October 9 deadline! sc.org/ProtectCleanWater
A new report from @EPWCmte puts a dollar figure on the greed and corruption between the fossil fuel industry & and the GOP under Trump: sierraclub.org/press-release…
