Blog posts from around the country

Angeles Chapter
The Sierra Club is a democracy! The national board of directors, as well as the chapter executive committee and the regional groups, are elected by members.
Angeles Chapter
On July 15th, for my birthday, I set my alarm to wake up at 3am, even though the day ahead was a marathon of zoom calls. My partner and I left the house at 3:30, and by 4am we were parked on the Mt.
North Star Chapter
Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Rep. Dean Phillips for reelection in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District.
Pennsylvania Chapter
Glynis Johns realized years ago that the lives, contributions and businesses of Blacks were missing from the historical narrative of the Scranton area. She set about to change that, founding The Black Scranton Project in 2017, an organization ‘…
Southeastern Pennsylvania Group / Pennsylvania Chapter / Philadelphia Pennsylvania
In December 2015 the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority reached an agreement to close the dark chapter of massive urban renewal begun 60 years before in the southwest neighborhood of Eastwick, and return to city…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Reportedly, when Andrew Jackson disagreed with a decision of the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice, he said, “John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it”. All three branches of the Commonwealth government are saying the equivalent…
Southeastern Pennsylvania Group / Pennsylvania Chapter / Philadelphia Pennsylvania
As a white environmentalist in Pennsylvania, I, like many of my fellow Sierra Club members, am coming to grips with what it means to put equity and justice at the forefront of our work and to build alliances that center the Black experience as we…
New Jersey Chapter
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Elcon no longer intends to proceed with its proposed facility in Falls Township, Bucks County and will be withdrawing all applications. DEP is therefore terminating its review of…
Washington DC Chapter
The DC Chapter's Clean Energy Committee requested additional time to review a proposal regarding residential solar energy generation.
Maryland Chapter
The power of the sun belongs to everyone, not just a privileged few. Many communities in Maryland will fall behind if steps are not taken to address the educational and outreach gaps that are preventing low and moderate-income households from…