Our Work

New fracked gas infrastructure is not necessary and diverts us from the path of a clean energy future.

Climate change is an existential threat facing humanity and many other species. Massachusetts can be a leader to demonstrate that transitioning to a clean energy future is doable for all states, and the country.

Over a third of Massachusetts' greenhouse gas emissions come from the transportation sector, and that proportion is growing. We simply will not meet our greenhouse gas reduction goals without aggressive action in this sector.

The Massachusetts Sierra Club is a strong proponent for reducing plastic waste, especially single-use applications such as shopping bags, polystyrene packaging, and microbeads.

Sustaining life on Earth depends on forests Forest preservation is critical to our future. Protecting and expanding forests addresses both our global climate and biodiversity crises. Our ability to reach global carbon neutrality by 2050...

The Massachusetts Legislature operates on a two-year session. To understand how a bill becomes law in Massachusetts, review this document from Mass Legal Services.  Read about the Mass Sierra Club's priority bills for the 2023-2024 session...

To ensure the Sierra Club only endorses the best environmental candidates, we have developed a multi-step volunteer-driven process and criteria for selecting which candidates receive our support. Each of our endorsements are voted on by two...

What you put on your plate really affects our planet! Learn more on our fact sheet. Food production is very energy-intensive. Meat, fish, dairy, and egg production use the most energy, causing more greenhouse gas production than plant foods. Due to...

Are you following the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing program proposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management? Read the February 27, 2018 letter from Governor Baker commenting on this proposal.