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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 12h

“The primary goal seems to be … facade management, to make it seem that the parks don't require full staffing or all those other functions to be done."

National parks creating ‘facade’ during shutdown, former leaders say @politico.com

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E&E News: National parks creating ‘facade’ during shutdown, former leaders say

The Trump administration has kept national parks mostly open to visitors since the government shut down Oct. 1.

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 1d

🌄 The future of America's national parks should be shaped by everyone.

The National Park Service is closing a comment period IN TWO DAYS on how to improve visitor services at parks.

Add a comment ASAP using @sierraclub.org's handy form.

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Your Voice Matters: Help Shape the Future of National Parks

Right now, the National Park Service is asking the public how to improve visitor services across our parks -- but has only given us until October 9 to weigh in. At the same time, parks are being drast...

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 7d

Trump shut down the federal government, but not national parks.

"Forcing national parks to operate without sufficient support, simply to maintain the illusion of openness, puts visitors, staff & the land at risk." @jackieostfeld.bsky.social @sierraclub.org

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Trump Shutdown Forces National Parks To Remain Open, Operate With Skeleton Crews

Forest Service, BLM To Continue Staffing Activities Deemed ‘Essential’

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 7d

"If you’re cutting off the market allowing new capital to flow to fossil fuel companies, it becomes much more difficult for those companies to pursue projects that have detrimental climate impacts." @jessyewaxman.bsky.social

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 7d

Sierra Club's @jessyewaxman.bsky.social talks with @inthesetimes.com about our work to push pension to stop buying new bonds issued by fossil fuel companies hoping to raise 💰💰💰 for pipelines, refineries & more.

In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 9d

Your pension could be funding the very forces undermining workers’ rights, housing, and the planet.

Rebecca Burns reports on how unions are fighting back—and how retirement savings could be reclaimed for the common good.

Financing Our Own Destruction

How workers’ pensions fuel attacks on the working class—and how to reclaim them for the common good.

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 13d

In a time of division, Sierra Club members and activists led by Friends Across Borders gathered in honor of the 54th anniversary of Friendship Park. We celebrated #InternationalFriendshipDay here in hopes of seeing a future where this #PublicLand can be enjoyed together.

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 15d

Great news 🎉 The Every Kid Outdoors Act was introduced by @repyassansari.bsky.social.

This bill gives every 4th & 5th grader, and their families, free entry to our national parks & public lands. This is crucial to ensuring that all kids can get outdoors. 🌳💧⛰️

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Reintroduction of Every Kid Outdoors Act Would Permanently Fund Vital Program Providing National Park Passes to Youth

Outdoors Alliance for Kids has championed program since its inception in 2015

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 19d

Thank you @warren.senate.gov for reintroducing the Reconciliation in Place Names Act to rename geographic features or places with racist, offensive & derogatory names.

This is an important step in the process of making our public lands places for all people.

Reconciliation in Place Names Act Would Help Make Public Lands Welcoming to All People

Sen. Warren Reintroduces Act After Interior Secretary Terminated Committee

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 20d

Today @warren.senate.gov reintroduced the Reconciliation in Place Names Act to rename geographic features or places with racist, offensive & derogatory names.

@sierraclub.org calls it "an important step in the process of making our public lands places for all.”

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Reconciliation in Place Names Act Would Help Make Public Lands Welcoming to All People

Sen. Warren Reintroduces Act After Interior Secretary Terminated Committee

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 23d

Annual shareholder meeting season might be over, but our push on major investors is only just beginning.

Join us in calling on major investors like public pensions to use their shareholder power to demand corporate climate action.

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 20d

New principles from @sierraclub.org guide financial institutions like pensions on how to make credible investments in climate solutions.

It goes beyond support for clean energy technologies and includes things like community resilience, green jobs & more.

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Sierra Club Publishes New Guidance for Financial Institutions on Credible Investments in Climate Solutions

Principles urge major investors like public pensions to direct capital toward real-world decarbonization, community resilience, and green jobs

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 28d

Welfare for an industry that makes hundreds of billions in profits and ravages the climate is civilizational self-harm. End it now.

Gift link to my @opinion.bloomberg.com column about the new study from @collinrees.bsky.social & @oilchange.bsky.social

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The US Is Giving Away $35 Billion a Year to Cook the Planet

Fossil-fuel producers should be taxed to defray the cost of climate change, not be given even larger subsidies.

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Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 29d

🚨🚨🚨 Our *new research* finds that the U.S. federal government gives the fossil fuel industry a whopping $35 BILLION of handouts every single year, even as working families struggle with the rising cost of housing, groceries, and utilities.

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Paying for Climate Chaos: U.S. Federal Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Production - Oil Change International

Paying for Climate Chaos" reveals the staggering scope of federal government subsidies for fossil fuel production. While working families struggle with the rising cost of housing, groceries…

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 21d

Join @sierraclub.org at #ClimateWeekNYC for a forum on grassroots campaigns in defense of land, forests & food sovereignty, where panelists will discuss efforts to hold the financial system accountable.

Hosted by @foeus.bsky.social. Register: events.humanitix.com/nycw-finance...

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 23d

The Sierra Club’s member-elected Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Loren Blackford as our next Executive Director, making her the first woman to lead the Sierra Club in our 133-year history!

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · Sep 4

💰 New net zero standards require financial sector to stop funding oil & gas expansion by 2030.

Will big US banks rise to the challenge?

@sierraclub.org's @jessyewaxman.bsky.social delves into the issue for @financialtimes.com @sustainableviews.bsky.social ✍️ www.sustainableviews.com/sbti-challen...

SBTi challenges finance to prove its climate commitments are credible

Jessye Waxman is a campaign adviser for the Sierra Club’s sustainable finance campaign The choices made by financial institutions will determine whether the energy transition succeeds or stalls

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · Aug 29

Industrial boilers are a little-known piece of manufacturing equipment with a BIG pollution impact. They use fossil fuels to heat water & produce steam used in processes like pasteurization. Thankfully, zero-emissions, electric alternatives are growing.

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Industrial Boilers 101: A Little-Known Piece of Manufacturing Equipment With A Big Pollution Impact

Fossil-fuel powered industrial boilers are a little-known piece of manufacturing equipment that comes with a big pollution impact. Thankfully, zero-emissions, electric alternatives are starting to gai...

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · Aug 27

The Trump admin plans to gut funding for the independent board investigating the deadly explosion at a US Steel facility in Pennsylvania.

This critical work must continue to keep ALL communities safe from future industrial accidents.

Trump Administration Plans to Gut Funding for Independent Investigation Board Just Days After Deadly Explosion at US Steel Plant

Federal budget proposal would eliminate funding for critical work that helps keep communities safe from future industrial accidents

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · Aug 27

NEW: The Sierra Club Foundation just hired Sara E. Murphy as the Director of Shifting Trillions, an initiative to catalyze capital in favor of a sustainable future. Below is a look at Sara, the Shifting Trillions campaign, and the importance of sustainable investing 👇

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · Aug 25

👏👏👏 The Sierra Club Foundation just hired Sara E. Murphy as the Director of Shifting Trillions, an initiative to catalyze capital in favor of a sustainable future.

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Sierra Club Foundation Announces Sara E. Murphy as Director of Shifting Trillions Campaign
August 22, 2025

NEW YORK – The Sierra Club Foundation is excited to announce Sara E. Murphy as the new Director of Shifting Trillions, a campaign to move capital away from fossil fuels and toward a better, sustainable future.

Sara has spent the bulk of her 27-year career in sustainable investing, corporate responsibility, and environmental and social advocacy. She most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer at The Shareholder Commons, a nonprofit advocate for diversified shareholders, and previously worked with BNP Paribas Asset Management and the Investor Responsibility Research Center.

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · Aug 21

“This decision not only harms the workers & their families dealing with the aftermath of this most recent tragedy, but also communities across the U.S. that live in the shadow of these dirty & dangerous industrial facilities.” @sierraclub.org's CeCe Grant

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · Aug 19

The Trump admin plans to gut funding for the independent board investigating the deadly explosion at a US Steel facility in Pennsylvania.

@sierraclub.org calls for this critical work to continue to keep ALL communities safe from future industrial accidents.

www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...

Trump Administration Plans to Gut Funding for Independent Investigation Board Just Days After Deadly Explosion at US Steel Plant

Federal budget proposal would eliminate funding for critical work that helps keep communities safe from future industrial accidents

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Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter @sierraclubny.bsky.social · Aug 12

Sierra Club’s Atlantic Chapter submits letter during public comment period on Micron’s NY Semiconductor Complex DEIS. Read our full statement and comment here:
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Micron’s NY Semiconductor Complex Must Address Pollution Impacts

Sierra Club’s Atlantic Chapter submits letter during public comment period on megaproject’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement

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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · Jul 31

Steel giant Cleveland Cliffs announced in its latest quarterly earnings call that it is looking to sell idle steel plants in Illinois & Pennsylvania to data center developers.

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Cleveland-Cliffs looks to sell idle steel plants to data center developers

During a second quarter earnings call Monday, the company also reported record-high shipments as Section 232 tariffs affected the automotive and steel markets.

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · Jul 30

The same financial system that’s fueling the climate crisis also holds the power to drive solutions — if it’s pointed in the right direction.

Read more from @rollingstone.com on how sustainable finance is the only way to save our climate and our economy.

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