The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart. NYT | Top Stories By: David A. Fahrenthold and Claire Brown 7 November 2025 at 18:00 The environmental group gave up its singular focus on climate change for a broader agenda. The ensuing internal strife left it weakened as it takes on the Trump administration. © Francis Chung/Politico, via Associated Press ImagesThe Sierra Club’s Washington offices in 2023.