Blog posts from around the country

Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
A coalition of major environmental groups opposes ExxonMobil using trucks to transport offshore oil to refineries, and Santa Barbara County’s final environmental impact report released in July gives them no comfort that is anywhere near safe. No…
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
In a win for wilderness, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act and other outdoor bills protecting wildlife and open space in our region got into a must-pass bill, a rare bipartisan win.
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
Finally! Ventura is updating its General Plan to include oil well setbacks from homes, prohibitions on oil trucking and flaring, and climate-friendly building code. Meanwhile, Exxon is trying to increase oil trucking in Santa Barbara. Crimson forced…
Moreno Valley Group / San Gorgonio Chapter / California
Warehouses! Warehouses! Where houses?! What more needs to be said?
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
Read the latest news from the Los Padres Chapter
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for August 2020. Click the title to see the news this month.
Angeles Chapter
Guest Commentary: As former chair of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission, I presided over 40 hours of Poseidon’s hearings.  I offer four reasons why the Regional Water Board should reject the project at Friday’s mee
Alabama Chapter
Alabama Power often claims to be helping communities across Alabama, but this narrative contradicts the company’s actions on pivotal issues that impact the health of Alabama communities.
Lone Star Chapter
Yesterday, Sierra Club hosted a virtual town hall to highlight and discuss a report that found that CPS Energy should propose a much stronger FlexSTEP program that helps San Antonio residents fight high bills and reduce dangerous pollution.