Blog posts from around the country

Utah Chapter
The Utah Sierra Club gathered to stand in solidarity with the Utah Coalition to Keep Families Together at Mary Jackson Elementary in Salt Lake City.
Lone Star Chapter
A virtual town this Thursday entitled, “Our Power, Our Water,” promises to unpack and expand upon the outlet’s fifth broadcast about utility justice.
Lone Star Chapter
In a virtual meeting, three elected Commissioners of the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) considered a petition to “prorate” oil production during the COVID-19 emergency. The Commission’s immediate concern is whether they should act on a petition by…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen Chambers County is our neighbor and it is just southeast of Harris County and east of Baytown. When I think of Chambers County I think of coastal prairie, Smith Point, Galveston Bay, oyster reefs, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge…
Idaho Chapter
Have you found yourself getting outside more often than normal lately? Want to know more about the Great Basin Desert and Boise Foothills that lie outside our doorstep? The Idaho Chapter of the Sierra Club has got you covered. We've worked with…
Montgomery County / Maryland Chapter / Maryland
The Sierra Club has offered testimony in opposition to "Montgomery County Expedited Bill 17-20 Carryout Bag Tax – Suspension".
North Star Chapter
Clean Energy Committee member Dale Lutz says that of the many projects he’s been involved in, his current favorite is investigating how to wean ourselves off fossil fuel by “recycling” CO2 greenhouse gas and combining it with water and low-carbon…
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
The annual Wisconsin Conservation Congress spring hearings are the public’s opportunity to weigh in on hunting, fishing and environmental questions, including one on opposition to the Back Forty mining proposal. In-person hearings have been…
New Jersey Chapter
On April 8, Governor Murphy signed an Executive Order that will stop all non-essential construction in New Jersey by Friday at 8 p.m. in response to COVID-19. Murphy included exemptions for construction projects that involve hospitals, schools,…
New Jersey Chapter
This week, the New Jersey Sierra Club sent letters to the Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Consumer Affairs expressing concern that the City of Lambertville is still moving forward with a controversial development project during the…