Blog posts from around the country

Lone Star Chapter
French bank Société Générale is the financial advisor of a dangerous liquified natural gas project proposed for South Texas. As an organization with the majority of our members, supporters, and volunteers living in the U.S., how can the Sierra Club…
Washington DC Chapter
I am Larry Martin, today representing the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club as chair of the Clean Water Committee. The Sierra Club is the nation’s oldest and largest environmental advocacy group. We have more than 3,000 active, dues-paying members here…
Washington DC Chapter
On July 9th the DC Chapter sent out its newsletter to members and supporters. Take a look here!
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
A PLASTIC OCEAN begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. In this adventure documentary, Craig teams up with free diver Tanya Streeter and an international…
Washington State Chapter
We can protect Washington rivers and wild salmon from highly destructive suction dredge mining. Washington has virtually no regulation of this activity which harms our water quality and salmon and steelhead habitat. That can and should change.
Wisconsin Chapter
By Kermit Hovey CONGRATULATIONS and CELEBRATIONS are in order! On Tuesday, July 17th the Middleton Common Council unanimously approved the resolution for 100% Renewable Energy & Net Zero Carbon (link below).
New Jersey Chapter
Governor Murphy is signing S2534 (Sweeney)/A3798 (Calabrese) into law today. The bill was written to revise the "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act" to prohibit smoking on public beaches and parks. Cigarettes have caused forest fires in the past and by…
North Star Chapter
It is not too late to reduce plastic pollution in our oceans and ultimately, produce less waste for the planet. One action step that is so simple is skipping the straw.