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Cherelle Blazer, of the Sierra Club, said Louisiana is brimming with opportunities for sustainable practices like solar-powered electricity. She hopes local governments and electric co-ops use their numbers to affect change, since the state is...

Congratulations to the five candidates elected to the 2018 Sierra Club Board of Directors (National). Click through to read the entire election results.

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission officially stepped in to the Scenic Rivers debate earlier this month when it released a scathing resolution opposing SB 490, a bill sponsored by Senator Bodi White (R - Central) that seeks to remove...

Earlier this month, the Alliance for Affordable Energy, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Earthjustice, Sierra Club and 350 New Orleans filed two legal actions: an appeal of the New Orleans City Council’s approval of Entergy’s gas plant...

Well, we’re six week in to the 2018 Louisiana Legislative Regular Session, and the women and men in Baton Rouge have been busy. Click through for an update of the high priority legislation we’re tracking for you this session.

The Sierra Club Delta Chapter, which encompasses the entire state of Louisiana and is comprised of over 3,400 members, strongly opposes SB 490, sponsored by Senator Bodi White (R - Central), which would suspend the protection of the Louisiana Scenic...

Gulf Restoration Network, the Louisiana Audubon Council, and the Sierra Club, Delta Chapter (collectively “Citizens”), represented by the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, strongly object to the permit application in the name of Allstate Financial...

Eight years ago, the largest oil spill in America's history was caused by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon project owned and operated by BP; 11 individuals died and millions of Americans have been impacted. Yet of the more than 37,000...

We need your help! Many of our priority bills that we’re tracking are moving quickly through the legislative process, and your legislators need to hear from you. Please reach out to your representative and senator TODAY and tell them your stance...

The Scenic Rivers Program is not the cause of the unprecedented flooding experienced by Louisiana in recent years, nor is the program making it worse. Eliminating or degrading the program will not solve the state’s flood problems. Dredging rivers...