The Latest Breaking News from Ben Jealous

A former Sierra Club Foundation director sues over internal racism that he says hinders its mission

A former Sierra Club Foundation employee is suing the nonprofit, alleging that normal workplace interactions got twisted into an unfair harassment complaint to force him out after he called out racial discrimination internally

The Independent UK · Jan 31

Green groups sue Trump administration over climate webpage removals

The White House has pulled federal webpages tracking climate and environmental justice data

The Guardian - US · Apr 15, 2025

‘It’s going to be rough’: what Trump’s response to LA fires portends for future climate disasters

Big oil executive plans to celebrate Trump’s inauguration as California burns – though experts say climatic conditions are only getting more extreme

The Guardian - US · Jan 17, 2025

If combating global warming is the goal, the oil and gas industries have too much power at UN conference

Allowing the fossil fuel industries to wield their power in the UN’s climate talks means pulling punches against the greatest existential threat faced by humanity, all to spare those companies a threat to their bottom lines.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 4, 2023

When it comes to enjoying the outdoors, Black and low-income families get left out

Like pollution and climate change, inadequate access to nature is not a crisis shouldered equally, Ben Jealous writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 28, 2023

Voters are clear about climate change threats

Well-funded attacks against strong climate policies were ignored or rejected by the voters in the Nov. 7 elections.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 13, 2023

Clean energy efforts by utility companies fall far short of America’s goals

It’s past time for utilities to stop making excuses and take seriously our national target of 100% clean energy by 2035, Ben Jealous writes. A new report found dozens of companies still heavily invested in fossil fuels.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 17, 2023

Native Alaskans, wildlife win big with Biden’s cancellation of oil and gas leases in Arctic refuge

Polls in recent years show most Americans opposed drilling in the refuge. Biden’s decision shows we can stand firm to defend more communities against Big Oil, Ben Jealous writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 11, 2023

We have a chance to cut air pollution caused by big trucks

An estimated 72 million Americans, including people on the South and West sides of Chicago, are endangered by pollution from vehicle exhaust because they live in close proximity to trucking routes along interstates, the head of the Sierra Club writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023

Don’t let communities lose power that helps ensure environmental justice

What’s at stake is the process for protecting our air, water and land from what may be irreparable environmental harm. The fight is so important that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has tied it to the debt ceiling crisis, Ben Jealous writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 22, 2023