Blog posts from around the country
Maine Chapter
Sierra Club Maine’s Executive Committee voted unanimously to support LD 1198 because it is our job to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources - and this bill does just that.
Let’s pass this bill for every…
Massachusetts Chapter
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and the state’s electric distribution companies have filed documents to begin the second procurement of offshore wind, in order to meet the 1,600 MW minimum required by law. It remains crucial that…
Southeastern Pennsylvania Group / Pennsylvania Chapter / Philadelphia Pennsylvania
As a fellow Sierra Club volunteer leader and member of the American Federation of Teachers Local 2026, I understand that a sustainable and just future is one where all workers have access to family-supporting wages, fair work hours, and educational…
Washington DC Chapter
DC Chapter Vice Chair Catherine Plume lauded Mayor Bowser's proposed increases in funding for the Office of Waste Diversion and additional enforcement of illegal parking in bike lanes. She called for stronger efforts to expand recycling and…
Cherokee Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
On Monday, March 25th, Cherokee Sierra Club had the pleasure of learning about the Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association.
North Carolina Chapter
Onshore wind energy development - and the economic boost it provides - would be banned across much of eastern North Carolina under legislation filed Wednesday by Sen. Harry Brown in the name of unnecessary “protection” for military readiness. Senate…
Grand Canyon Chapter
TUCSON, Ariz.— Together, four conservation groups filed a lawsuit in federal district court today to overturn a key permit for the controversial proposed Rosemont Copper Mine in southern Arizona. The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Army Corps of…
Maine Chapter
Sierra Club applauds the bold but sensible goal of LD 797, which is to reduce net annual
greenhouse gas emissions levels by 2050 to at least 80% below the 1990 annual greenhouse gas
emissions level. LD797 notes that even further reductions could be…