NYC Comptroller Mark Levine & pension trustees face a defining choice about how to protect our city & workers from the financial impacts of climate change, writes @sierraclub.org's Loren Blackford.
www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-...
@marklevinenyc.bsky.social @nyccomptroller.bsky.social
California pension @calpers.bsky.social invested $60B in 'climate solutions'. So why does that include fossil fuels?
As the largest U.S. public pension, what CalPERS does matters, writes Allie Lindstrom & Jakob Evans for @calmatters.org.
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📊🌍 NEW Sierra Club report: How are U.S. public pensions managing climate risk through their investments—and are they directing capital to credible #climate solutions? This thread breaks down the key findings. 🧵👇
Read: www.sierraclub.org/reports/sust...
Hot off the presses: @sierraclub.org scorecard on how major US public pensions approach climate-solutions investing.
Only 4 of 30 earned "strong" scores—despite growing recognition of the threat climate change poses to long-term portfolios and the broader economy.
www.sierraclub.org/reports/sust...
How Wall Street turned its back on climate change
Important reporting from @dgelles.bsky.social at @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
California pension @calpers.bsky.social invested $60B in 'climate solutions' -- yet its overall strategy is shrouded in secrecy, writes Allie Lindstrom of @sierraclub.org & Jakob Evans of @sierraclubca.bsky.social for @calmatters.org.
As the largest U.S. public pension, what CalPERS does matters.
This year, our connection nature has never faced a greater threat — from the firings of national park stewards to the efforts to sell off public lands.
Here's how our Outdoors For All campaign met the moment in 2025. bit.ly/44teqzR
In 2025, while much of the financial sector backtracked on climate action, one key part of the system stepped up: public pension funds managing trillions in workers’ savings. 🏦
Here’s how our Sustainable Finance Campaign helped drive progress this year: bit.ly/3MH1q3t
"This move shows just how far the administration will go to sidestep our nation’s complex history."
The Interior Department's recent decision to end free entry days at national parks on MLK Day and Juneteenth is "a step backward."
Freedom of Information Act #FOIA request uncovers documents revealing many Americans oppose the Trump administration's efforts to whitewash history on public lands.
www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
👀 BlackRock just lost another ~$6B mandate after backsliding on addressing climate risk to its clients’ portfolios.
NYC pension trustees meet this week and could approve the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social recommendation to shift $42B for the same reason. 🍿
"This move shows just how far the administration will go to sidestep our nation’s complex history."
@sierraclub.org calls the Trump administration's decision to end free entry days at national parks on MLK Day & Juneteenth "a step backward." @altnps.bsky.social
www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
Latest documents uncovered by @sierraclub.org via Freedom of Information Act request reveal Americans oppose Trump administration's efforts to whitewash history on public lands
www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
New @reclaimfinance.org report endorsed by @sierraclub.org reveals pension funds and other asset owners are failing to stop asset managers like BlackRock from supporting fossil fuel expansion.
In 2025, much of the financial sector backtracked on climate action — but one major pillar stepped up: public pensions that manage trillions in workers’ savings. 🫰
Here’s our @sierraclub.org campaign year-end review of key developments & what’s next 👇
www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
🔥 New @reclaimfinance.org report endorsed by @sierraclub.org reveals pension funds are failing to stop their asset managers from supporting fossil fuel expansion.
🤯 30 biggest US & European AMs hold $17B in new bonds to fossil fuel developers.
www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
Holly Bender recently joined her daughter on a field trip to the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin. @sierraclubwi.bsky.social
It was a perfect backdrop to hand out Every Kid Outdoors passes providing a year of free entry to national parks for 4th graders & families.
Climate change threatens our economy and millions of workers' retirement security.
NYC pensions can set a powerful precedent: asset managers who fail to confront climate risk should expect to lose clients to those that do better.
@sierraclub.org statement ⬇️
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👀 If the NYC pension boards adopt the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social recommendations and move BlackRock's $42B mandate to other asset managers, it could be one of the most consequential climate-related actions ever taken by a pension fund in the US or anywhere in the world.
Trump administration proposes massive entrance fee increases at national parks for non-residents in 2026, in a move @sierraclub.org says is simply setting parks up to become "playgrounds for the super rich." @altnps.bsky.social
Full statement 👇 www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
This week we are honoring and uplifting the courage, service and sacrifice of our military veterans — and we're especially proud of how getting outside, together, can make a difference.
NEW EPISODE ALERT! 🇺🇸 Today, we celebrate & honor those who served our country. In this episode, Sierra Club Military Outdoors shares how our parks and public lands provide opportunities for community and camaraderie. Listen now on your favorite streaming platform. #VeteransDay @sierraclub.org
Critical reporting from National Parks Traveler on the unseen costs of the government shutdown on national parks -- pausing research projects that track wildfire impacts, water quality, species migration, and more. @parkstraveler.bsky.social
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/10/unse...
By changing the names of public places, censoring historical exhibits, and reducing access to public areas, the Trump administration is erasing the multicultural and multiracial stories of the people who shaped this country. https://ampr.gs/48ILAhV
“The Trump administration is weaponizing the government shutdown to gut staffing, weaken environmental protections, and normalize their ultimate goal of privatizing public lands,” writes @jackieostfeld.bsky.social in @thehill.com .
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🚨 We just launched an interactive tracker analyzing the proxy voting guidelines of major U.S. public pensions.
🔍Take a look & learn how these influential investors decide where to cast their votes on shareholder proposals at major corporations.
🚨 @sierraclub.org just launched an interactive tracker analyzing the proxy voting guidelines of major U.S. public pensions.
🔍Take a look & learn how these important investors decide where to cast their votes on shareholder proposals at major corporations.
www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
“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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🌄 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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