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A local landowner is attempting to get hundreds of acres of unincorporated Jefferson County land rezoned for industrial mining for the purpose of limestone quarrying.

A lot has happened since the very first Earth Day in April, 1970.

Permit Allows SO2 Emissions to Exceed Legal Limits Monday, April 5, 2021 Contact:  Emily Bosch emily.bosch@sierraclub.org Mobile County, Ala. — Last Friday, Sierra Club and GASP filed a petition with the...

Toxic coal ash contaminants are already seeping into Mobile area groundwater and waterways

Today, the Sierra Club released “The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges,” a report and accompanying interactive tool which grades utilities based on their plans to retire coal plants, stop building new gas plants, and invest in clean energy...

From “America’s Amazon” to Africatown, Mobile is rich in natural diversity and culture, but it’s also home to the James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant, commonly known as Plant Barry.

ExCom Election: It is time to elect new leaders for the Alabama Chapter of the Sierra Club. Every Chapter of the Sierra Club has an Executive Committee to provide guidance and leadership. The Alabama Chapter Executive Committee consists of 8 elected...

Steve Garrison was a member of the Alabama Sierra Club and the Coosa Valley Sierra Club for many years, and served on the Excom of the Alabama Chapter for several years. His long struggle with cancer ended last month.

As election officials and the media continue sifting through the results of the 2020 election, the Alabama Chapter of the Sierra Club looks forward to fostering a spirit of collaboration toward common goals protecting public health and preserving...

Longtime Sierrans will remember the battles related to CAFO's the Sierra Club fought in the early 2000's. It was a time when large scale animal farms were making inroads into our rural communities, polluting the water and creating horrible odors.