NEWS

Some of us choose to mark the December season with a popular symbol of Christmas, a tree that can be draped with lights, tinsel, ornaments, and surrounded with gifts. What is the environmental impact of this choice? The choices for trees are many...

By Elaine Giessel, Chair, Sierra Club Kansas Chapter Commodities and myths merge at the "Scenic Overlook" east of Dodge City. It is worth a stop simply because it sums up the current state of Kansas and reminds us why the Kansas Sierra Club...

After three years, Evergy has reneged on its promises to move from coal and gas to clean energy, according to the Sierra Club’s updated report on The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges.  Evergy’s grade plummeted...

By Elaine Giessel and Mimi Moffat, Sierra Club Kansas Chapter The unique wetlands at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (QNWR) are world renowned, but Kansas officials seem determined to let them dry up. For decades, agricultural...

In a great victory for Kansans, KCC Commissioners Susan Duffy and Andrew French approved the full, robust set of Energy Efficiency programs supported by a broad array of customers and stakeholders.   Sierra Club helped lead a coalition of partner...

By Elaine Giessel, Chair,. Sierra Club Kansas Chapter The September, 2023  Waypoints article, Sierra Club Urges More Protection for Ornate Box Turtle, described how our State Reptile is in trouble....

Please cast your vote before 11 a.m. on Friday, November 10, 2023. The ballot emails were sent on Monday, October 2, 2023. There are links to the Candidate Statements in the email and on the ballot.

Cimarron National Grassland, Photo by Elaine Giessel By Elaine Giessel, Sierra Club Kansas Chapter Chair In the far southwestern corner of Kansas near Elkhart, the Cimarron National Grassland covers more than 100,000 acres. of prairie and...

Kansas Water – our most threatened resource What should Kansans know about water? Too many polluters? Too many users?  Too  critical to waste?     For Answers, Join us at our Water Forum     ...

Lawrence City Commission: Close Lawrence Power Plant  RALLY 9/12/2023 | 5 pm | Lawrence City Hall Organized by Sierra Club and its Beyond Coal Campaign The Lawrence City Commission voted to use clean energy only but Evergy broke its...