Blog posts from around the country

Lone Star Chapter
Earlier this year, hundreds of local residents, as well as the Sierra Club, Texas Campaign for the Environment, and others, told the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) that the air pollution permit for what could be the world’s largest…
Alabama Chapter
For the last seven years the Cahaba River Society has been hosting an event that not only helps the planet, but also the palate. The 8th Annual Cahaba River Fry-Down will take place this year on Sunday, September 30, 2018, 12pm-4pm at Railroad Park…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
In 2016, Alameda County banned the oil extraction process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, thanks to the efforts of Sierra Club members and many environmental groups in Bay Area. This progress should have alleviated the risks associated with…
North Star Chapter
You may be hearing many of the Minnesota-based environmental organizations throwing around the term IRP recently. Every 2-3 years, Xcel submits an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) -- the regulator for monopoly…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Community organizations led by the East Bay Clean Power Alliance are thrilled with the adoption last night of a groundbreaking plan for local clean energy investment by East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), Alameda County’s new Community Choice energy…
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Mary Stauble, Clean Air Carolinas Program Manager for Clear the Air for Kids, led a tour of a local ozone garden and gave a presentation on air pollution's effects on plants and people.
Ohio
Ansel Adams’s interest in photographing nature led him to a lifelong relationship with one of the largest and most influential environment
Grand Canyon Chapter
State Wants Authority Over Key Provision of Federal Law PHOENIX — Conservation groups are challenging Arizona’s attempt to assume authority over a key provision of the federal Clean Water Act. In a letter sent Friday to state policymakers, the…
Grand Canyon Chapter
PHOENIX --  Rep. Gosar (R-AZ) has introduced an amendment to an Interior Department funding bill that would withhold funding to manage Ironwood Forest National Monument, de-facto stripping the area and its resources of protections afforded by…
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Thank you to everyone who volunteered this weekend! Reports from participants were positive, the tasks were interesting and fun.