Pensions say they care about protecting their retirees’ money from the financial risks of climate change. But do their actions match their words?

We analyzed dozens of state pensions on their response to the climate crisis. See the results: sierraclub.org/press-releases…
State pensions manage trillions for retirees & invest some of that money into major corporations.

As investors, this means pensions play an important role in setting expectations for how companies should tackle issues like climate change.

Learn more: sierraclub.org/articles/2024/…

BREAKING: Postal Service Commits to 100 Percent Electric Truck Purchases by 2026 In Response to Public Pressure ⚡️📬 sierraclub.org/press-releases… "Finally we’re seeing the common-sense decision to move the government’s largest fleet of vehicles to all-electric, a massive win for climate and public health," said @katherinejulia, director of the Sierra Club’s Clean Transportation for All campaign.

BREAKING: @EcologyWA adopted three life-saving clean vehicle rules that will put WA on track to slash transportation emissions, put more pollution-free vehicles on the road & deliver air pollution relief to the communities that need it most #EVsSaveLives🎉
sierraclub.org/press-releases… "Urgency can be a powerful opportunity - it's fitting for the Evergreen State to join California & Vermont in taking bold measures to nurture our environment & plot a trail for the rest of the country to follow" - Wes Stewart, @SierraClubWASt #CleanTransportationForAll Organizer

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The Community Reinvestment Act regulates bank financing for marginalized communities.
Here's why we’re calling on federal regulators to incorporate environmental racism and climate change when banks consider where to direct investments. 🧵⤵️
sierraclub.org/articles/2022/… 2/
As the climate crisis intensifies, we've seen how it affects marginalized communities first and worst.
These climate impacts exacerbate centuries of institutionalized discrimination like redlining, or refusing loans, which in turn contributes to subpar infrastructure.

News broke yesterday that drastic changes to federal permitting requirements could be included in must-pass legislation Congress will take up in September. Our statement and a 🧵--> sierraclub.org/press-releases… Let's be clear: ensuring our communities and our clean air and water are protected is not a trade chip. Should a bill come forward that includes changes that would weaken reviews of impacts to communities & the environment, we'll fight like hell against it.

ICYMI: We sued @USPS, again. The agency is failing to produce documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request for records related to its Oshkosh contract for hundreds of thousands of fossil fuel trucks.
sierraclub.org/press-releases… "These trucks will impact the local air quality and climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions in almost every neighborhood across America." - @eksax, Managing Attorney with the Sierra Club

Today, the Sierra Club launched a first-of-its-kind tool that allows folks to calculate their family’s energy burden. sierraclub.org/energy-burden-… Thread 🧵⤵️ Energy burden is the total percentage of a family’s income spent on energy bills. 6% of income is considered the maximum affordable-amount for energy bills, but the average energy burden for low-income households is 8.6%. sierraclub.org/press-releases…

1/ White House announces $1 billion America the Beautiful Challenge to support nationwide conservation efforts. sierraclub.org/press-releases… 2/ "The science is clear – we must protect 30% of all lands and waters in this country if we are going to take on the intersecting challenges of the climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, and nature equity gap."
-Kirin Kennedy, Sierra Club’s Director for People and Lands Policy

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed the #BuildBackBetterAct!

What will it do for our climate and communities? (Thread!) The #BuildBackBetterAct is the biggest investment in climate action in U.S. history, and the biggest investment in social programs since the New Deal.

(Plus, it's fully paid for by raising taxes on the
ultra-wealthy and corporations.)

This week, @SecDebHaaland and @SecretaryPete agreed to strengthen coordination between @Interior and @USDOT to increase access to national parks and improve options to get there in a pollution-free ride.

Our statement 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
sierraclub.org/press-releases… "This is an important step in making public lands and waters more accessible for all. Inadequate public transit to public lands limits puts the positive benefits of spending time in nature out of reach for too many."
- @JackieOstfeld

What community resilience benefits would families and communities see from the #BuildBackBetter Act? THREAD! 🧵 #BuildBackBetter will: Support community-led efforts to clean up toxic pollution, adapt to climate change, and achieve healthier living standards in neighborhoods that have endured environmental injustice.

As Congress considers the scale of investment in climate, jobs, and justice in the Build Back Better Act, it’s clear that voters in Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s home state of Arizona want climate and clean energy priorities to be fully funded. sierraclub.org/press-releases… In new state polling conducted by @GSG, Arizona voters express overwhelming support for a robust Build Back Better Act.

Nearly two in three voters statewide (65%) say they want to see the $3.5 trillion package passed.

Over 200,000 People From Across the Country Urge the EPA to Finalize a Strong Federal Clean Cars Rule
#CleanerCars

sierraclub.org/press-releases… "It is critical for the @EPA to listen to the hundreds of thousands of people urging the agency to deliver a strong clean cars rule for our health and our climate,"
-- Sierra Club President @RamonCruzDiaz

Polling shows that the U.S. public strongly supports efforts to close the funding gap on replacing lead pipes through the Build Back Better Act. 👇🏻 sierraclub.org/articles/2021/… Polls demonstrate that the quality of drinking water is a top environmental concern for Americans. news.gallup.com/poll/347735/wa…

Sierra Club and Others Sue Biden Administration Over West Virginia’s Grossly Underfunded Mine Reclamation Program. sc.org/3onoNyK (1 of 5) Decades of industry-friendly oversight has set the stage for a reclamation crisis. Hopefully, under the Biden administration, OSMRE will be up to the challenge of requiring adequate and reliable reclamation funding not just in West Virginia but around the country. (2 of 5)

VICTORY: Deb Haaland just became Secretary of the Interior with bipartisan approval in the Senate. She is the first Native American to hold a cabinet position in this country's history. 👏👏👏

Our statement:
sierraclub.org/press-releases… “Haaland’s lived experiences are critical to reorienting Interior toward people, Indigenous rights and climate-focused, science-based conservation," said Chris Hill, acting director of Sierra Club’s Our Wild America campaign.

Today @RepRaulGrijalva introduced legislation to #SaveOakFlat
naturalresources.house.gov/media/press-re… "Sierra Club enthusiastically supports the Save Oak Flat Act to permanently protect Oak Flat, or Chi’chil Bildagoteel, an area sacred to the San Carlos Apache and numerous other Tribes."

THREAD: This is laughable. Wheeler is an ex-coal lobbyist working for TRUMP, meeting w/ & doing the bidding of corporate polluters. That's the definition of collusion.

Lives are at stake. We can't afford an EPA admin in cahoots w/ corporate polluters who lies to cover that up

https://twitter.com/mirandacgreen/status/1136262381322100736

Stop projecting, Wheeler. Here’s a quick rundown of some of your collusion:

Sierra Club statement: Trump Administration Considers Forcing Taxpayers to Bail Out Coal and Nuclear Executives sc.org/2JneIQl "This is an outrageous ploy to force American taxpayers to bail out coal and nuclear executives who have made bad decisions by investing in dirty and dangerous energy resources..." - @maryannehitt

REALITY CHECK: Pruitt has spent $3 MILLION on security and travel in just over a year. His security detail is three times as large as his predecessors, yet the AP found no court records of cases of anyone being arrested for threatening Pruitt. #BootPruitt
apnews.com/e2fdc3fe88be43… REALITY CHECK: Here's where you could stay in DC for the rent Pruitt was paying his fossil fuel lobbyist landlord (though his rent was late, so the landlord changed the locks). Spoiler alert; These aren't super fancy like Pruitt's luxury condo #BootPruitt
washingtonian.com/2018/04/04/sco…

Hey, @EPAScottPruitt – we hear you’re claiming not to be involved with decisions about your extravagant, first-class travel. Well then, let's talk about what you're definitely involved in! THREAD! wapo.st/2EtP2jy #SpendyScott Quick refresher @EPAScottPruitt: you run the @EPA, whose mission is to “protect human health and the environment.” Just keep that in mind while we discuss your decisions as administrator. #PollutingPruitt