Delaware Chapter

About The Delaware Chapter

The Sierra Club dates back to 1892 and is the oldest and largest environmental advocacy organization in North America. Our mission is to explore, enjoy, and protect the planet. Since 1992, the Delaware Chapter has blazed trails to protect the environment and to provide opportunities to enjoy and explore the natural beauty of our state.

As a volunteer-run grassroots organization, we are working to protect our air and water quality and supporting state legislation and policies to reduce the negative impacts from climate change on those precious resources now and in the future.

Help Support Offshore Wind!

We had a big victory in committee last week (ICYMI: Our OSW bill was released from the Senate environment committee), but we can't stop now. Here are three ways you can help support our wind bill and offshore wind generally.

Attend the upcoming Public Wind Forum at Indian River High School

We need a BIG show of support for offshore wind at Senator Hocker’s meeting tomorrow night at Indian River High School from 6-7:30pm! The meeting is about the landfall of the US Wind project but is another opportunity that we must take advantage of to show that a majority of Delawareans want clean energy from offshore wind. We will be gathering outside before the meeting at around 5:30 to show our support. This is a battle of optics so we need you there tomorrow, May 1st at 5:30pm at Indian River High School!!

Attend our Climate and Energy Meeting

This month, we are meeting in person to hand address postcards to members in support of offshore wind and asking them to email their legislators. We will be meeting at 6:30 PM at Deer Park Tavern in Newark in their back room. This is a great chance to get out of the house and meet others passionate about renewable energy while helping us move the needle on offshore wind. We hope to see you there!

Please register here to attend

Attend our Lobby Day

Join us for our annual Lobby Day at Legislative Hall in Dover on Thursday, May 16th from 9:30am-3pm. Since the bill made its way out of the Senate Environment committee, we are going to be meeting with key House Reps to ask for their support as it makes its way to the House Natural Resources & Energy committee for another vote. This is a CRUCIAL step in getting this bill passed so please join us if you can and share within your network so we can have a robust show of support for offshore wind.

What is the Delaware Chapter up to?

Check out some of the great work we are doing in Delaware below and, if you want to get more involved in this kind of work, fill out our volunteer survey and one of our coordinators will be in touch!

Protecting Air Quality in Delaware

We have taken great steps in our state to clean up and protect our air, water, and soils, but there are constant efforts to roll back that progress. That is why the Delaware Chapter is always hard at work to both support policies to clean up and protect our air, water, and soils and stop any policies that threaten our state's ability to protect public health and the environment. To learn more about these efforts and more, attend our Climate & Energy Public Meetings

Securing Renewable Energy Resources

Offshore wind energy alone has the ability to cover up to 30% of our energy deeds as a State if we do it right and we do it now. The Delaware Chapter is a member of People for Offshore Wind Energy Resources (POWER), a coalition of people working to secure an offshore wind project for the First State. We are also pushing to ensure everyone has the right and ability to install solar at home or subscribe to a community solar project in Delaware to access the power of the sun as well!

Amplifying Environmental Justice Efforts

We strive to amplify the work of environmental justice advocates fighting for the right to clean air, water, and land in Delaware. We work with community members and organizations to improve the permitting process, address pollution in communities, advocate for smart and equitable land use, reduced energy burdens, and more. To learn more, attend our Environmental Justice Public Meetings, email the EJ Chair Willie Scott or Environmental Justice Associate Organizer Marissa McClenton.