Blog posts from around the country
Iowa Chapter
The things that we share – the commons – have been ignored, have been degraded, and have been given away to private companies and individuals. It is now time to restore those things that we all share. That is where the Act to Protect the Commons…
Iowa Chapter
The values and priorities of the legislature and governor are reflected in the state budget. Iowa has utterly failed in fulfilling its fiduciary duty to care for the common assets of the state. Revenue must be raised to match the need instead of…
Iowa Chapter
Iowa’s constitution provides the authority for the State of Iowa to establish a state bank. But the state of Iowa has never done so. Creating a state bank would provide financial mechanisms for ensuring that Iowa’s money could be leveraged for…
Santa Barbara Group / Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter / California
AERA, which is owned by Shell and ExxonMobil, was met with protesters, signs and chants on January 17 in Santa Maria before a hearing on their draft environmental impact report, a hearing which went on for an unheard of three and half hours.
Iowa Chapter
When concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) discharge manure into a water body or onto land, an expensive clean-up process is sometimes involved. Sometimes the CAFO owner and operator is struggling financially, is not solvent, or has…
Iowa Chapter
Prior to 2018, Iowa had a long history of leading on energy efficiency. However, in 2018, SF2311 gutted the energy efficiency programs in the state. By capping the amount of money that a utility can invest in energy efficiency, the programs were…
Delaware Chapter
With a new legislature with many members committed to protecting the environment and the recent climate change reports indicating serious environmental threats, 2019 is shaping up to be a year of progress for Delaware.
Washington State Chapter
As our city struggles with the inequitable growing pains of our region’s unprecedented rapid economic development, it is important to work together on solutions. Sierra Club is encouraged that the Seattle City Council is moving the Mandatory Housing…
Washington State Chapter
With the Pacific Northwest experiencing increasingly fierce and frequent wildfires, shellfish loss from ocean acidification, and warmer winters, the need to act on climate has never been more urgent. While the problem can seem daunting, we can take…