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Advocate for Congress to pass specific bills updating regulations.
Pass federal legislation that modernizes geothermal permitting and sets clearer rules for lithium-ion battery recycling and EPR. Package proposals so they can move with bipartisan appeal around energy independence, rural economies, and resource security. This matters because statutory authority and funding are harder to reverse than agency guidance.
Why this works
Provides clear statutory authority and funding for these changes, making them harder to reverse. Bipartisan appeal is plausible: geothermal appeals to energy independence and rural economies; recycling appeals to resource security (less reliance on foreign minerals).
The Sierra Club, founded in 1892 by John Muir, is one of the oldest and largest grassroots environmental organizations in the U.S. With chapters in every state, the Sierra Club engages in a range of activities to protect the environment: it lobbies for strong environmental legislation (from climate action to wildlife protection), runs grassroots campaigns to move beyond fossil fuels, leads outdoor outings to connect people with nature, and occasionally takes legal action to enforce environmental laws. The Sierra Club also has an active political program endorsing and campaigning for pro-environment candidates through its PAC.
Mechanism
How Sierra Club uses funding
- Identify legislative gaps driving geothermal permitting delays and battery waste ambiguity
- Draft or support a package that combines permitting reforms with battery recycling and EPR frameworks
- Build bipartisan coalitions around energy independence, rural economies, and resource security
- Lobby committees and leadership to attach provisions to larger moving bills when needed
- Coordinate with agencies and industry so provisions are implementable and align with existing work
- Sustain public and stakeholder pressure so technical reforms do not get deprioritized
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