Blog posts from around the country
North Carolina Chapter
This week at the N.C. General Assembly, it was the Senate’s bill-filing deadline so many new environmental bills appeared - some harmful and some positive. In the House, members nearly unanimously passed two good bills to address electric vehicle…
Florida Chapter
Sierra Club partnered with local Stop the Burn activists to send a mailer out to residents in Belle Glade, Pahokee, and South Bay.
Santa Barbara Group / Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter / California
Reserve now! Sierra Club runs channel island trips every year that always sell out. We have just added this new trip in one of the most popular months, but it will fill up quickly: July 20-23
Washington DC Chapter
Amy Kelley of the Chapter's Zero Waste Committee testified about recycling and composting programs at schools and other DC government buildings at the DC Council budget hearing on the Department of General Services
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center
A concerned citizen who came across a nest on the ground with eggs in it and an injured mama nearby contacted us via Facebook. The lady wanted to know what she could do to help....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The American Wind Energy Association will sponsor the WINDPOWER Conference in Houston, Texas on May 20-23, 2019. The Conference will be held at George R. Brown Convention Center in Downtown Houston (1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, 77010…
Delaware Chapter
Charlie Garlow, Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Society and DE Sierra Club, Sussex Section, describes a new study by the Environmental Integrity Project that says 91% of U.S. coal-fired power plants with monitoring data are contaminating groundwater with…
Washington DC Chapter
Chapter Chair Mark Rodeffer testified before the DC Council Committee on Facilities and Procurement about the need for DC government buildings to reduce energy use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save taxpayer money.
Redwood Chapter
Despite clear public opposition to a proposed Safeway gas station in east Petaluma, the city council on April 1 approved Safeway’s plan without requiring an environmental impact report.
Opponents, including Sierra Club Sonoma Group, spoke out…