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State parks in Louisiana currently receive almost 40% less funding than they did only ten years ago. Now, the Office of State Parks is facing another 10% hit for the fiscal year that begins July 1, as reported by The Advocate in December, 2017. If...

50 years. For 50 years the Sierra Club Delta Chapter has fought to protect and explore the wild places of Louisiana. Well, nearly 50. In 2019, the Delta Chapter will celebrate it’s 50th anniversary. We’ve done a lot in 50 years of the Delta...

Dave Stets (Delta Chapter New Excom Chair) (As printed in The Advocate on January 31, 2018) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has taken actions that authorize the Bayou Bridge pipeline’s construction and operation in violation of federal statutes...

What's in your drinking water? Whether you're wondering if your water is safe or just what that weird smell is, a new tool is now available that could help. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its new Tap Water Database today (July 26),...

Today, the Sierra Club Delta Chapter submitted comments to the Louisiana Public Service Commission asking that they reject the proposed rules that would end net metering for solar customers.

The Sierra Club Delta Chapter and several other environmental groups filed public comments objecting to a proposed rule allowing the commercial production of a non-native fish species in Louisiana before a public hearing held today by the Louisiana...

We desperately need a win for the Dusky Gopher Frog! We desperately need a win for the Dusky Gopher Frog! The Supreme Court will take up a case concerning the Fish and Wildlife Services designation of approximately 1,600 privately owned acres in...

They were the original “tree huggers” - venerators of old growth redwood forests standing for centuries in what are now Sequoia, Redwood and Olympia National Parks, clustered in the Western United States.  Early US environmentalists recognized...

Since welcoming me aboard in October as your first Delta Chapter Director, the incredibly talented, informed, and committed members of the Sierra Club Delta Chapter have taught me a great deal about what it means to be a member of this nearly 50-...

Tulane Climate Action Day is day of interdisciplinary discussions of climate change and approaches to action. The keynote speakers will be Dr. Timmons Roberts, a sociologist from Brown University active politically on climate change and social...