Environmental Justice
Our Mission: To discuss and explore the linkages between environmental quality and social justice, and to promote dialogue, increased understanding, and appropriate action.
At the Sierra Club, we are diligently working to explore the integration of social justice and environmental concerns. Our program seeks to provide an effective framework for addressing the damage, risk, and discrimination facing so many communities today. By encouraging, connecting, and advising grassroots and community organizations, we hope to foster the growth of the environmental justice movement so that oppressed communities will find justice and everyone can experience the benefits of a healthy and sustainable future.
Across the country, we have a growing number of regional environmental justice programs. From helping with rebuilding post-Katrina New Orleans to protecting sacred Navajo sites in Arizona and serving as a voice for Appalachian communities suffering from the abuses of Big Coal, our regional programs are working to make a difference in their communities and beyond.
Through our work in environmental justice, the Sierra Club is committed to leading the way towards just sustainability and a better tomorrow. For more information on our regional programs, please visit our Regional Programs page and get involved!
Sierra Club Participates in EPA’s ‘Revitalizing Vulnerable Communities Summit”
Staff from the Sierra Club’s Healthy Communities Campaign, a joint initiative of the Club’s Labor and Environmental Justice & Community Partnerships (EJCP) Programs are attending and participating at the “Revitalizing Vulnerable Communities - National Training & Resources Summit 2016” hosted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.Leslie Fields, featured Keynote Speaker at The Nature of Injustice Symposium
On Thursday, 10/27/16, Leslie Fields, Sierra Club’s Director of Environmental Justice & community Partnerships program, has been invited to serve as the keynote speaker at The Nature of Injustice: Confronting Race, Class and Gender in the fight for Environmental Justice.The E.P.A.'s Civil Rights Problem
Despite decades of efforts, numerous anti-discriminatory complaints surrounding environmental hazards have found themselves delayed again and again within E.P.A. Resulting lawsuits have resulted in strong response from E.P.A. Click here to read more.
Good Jobs Green Jobs 2016
Thank you to the City of Cleveland for hosting this year's Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference. Sierra Club is proud to be a part of such an incredible event and alliance as we work together towards a better future.
A Big Win for Michigan
Thanks to the dedicated work of Sierra Club and our allies, three coal-burning power plants in Michigan are finally closing their doors. This marks a huge step forward for achieving environmental justice for vulnerable communities and breaking away from our dependence on fossil fuels.
Help Protect Vieques!
Listen to Sierra Club Puerto Rico Environmental Justice Organizer Adriana Gonzalez talk with Meghna Chakrabarti of Here and Now regarding concerns about the future of Vieques National Wildlife Refuge. This area could lose its federal protection, and we must act now to ensure its future. May 11, 2016.
2016 Goldman Recipient Luncheon
Congratulations to the 2016 Goldman Prize Recipients. We are honored to have been able to host two of this year's recipients, Destiny Watford and Luis Jorge Rivera Herrera, for a congratulatory luncheon on Friday, April 22, 2016
TN Clean Power Plan Healthy Communities Campaign
In our effort to promote a just future for all communities, our Healthy Communities Campaign has been working to educate and engage communities nation-wide. Our Memphis Environmental Justice program stands as a model for the exact type of coalition building and community engagement necessary to promote a healthy and sustainable future for all people.
Puerto Rico Spring Turtle Festival
Thank you for joining Sierra Club Puerto Rico on Saturday, April 30, 2016 for the annual Turtle Festival to educate people and celebrate the endangered leatherback sea turtle.