Blog posts from around the country

Seattle ICO / Washington State Chapter / Washington
Before my first trip, I never went out hiking or did any outdoor activities. I’m an immigrant from the Philippines, and hiking just wasn’t an activity my family was into. When I think about the trips I did with ICO and my classmates/friends - river…
Redwood Chapter
This summer, North Group sponsored three campers -- an 11-year-old girl from Eureka, an 11-year-old boy from Fortuna, and a 12-year-old boy from Loleta -- to attend a week-long session at Lost Coast Camp near Petrolia.
Angeles Chapter
There are foreign chemicals in our water that aren’t meant for human consumption.
Washington State Chapter
Right now, Washington state regulators have until October 11th days to deny or approve the Shoreline permit--the last required permit needed for this refinery to be built. But we can still stop this project. The refinery faces significant opposition…
Washington State Chapter
Pat Sumption was a consummate environmental activist. She was dauntless, persistent, strategic, and unerring in her sense of the right thing to do, especially for Washington’s rivers. She worked for decades for the protection of the Green River,…
Angeles Chapter
Jenny (Hue) Fung, Sierra Club memeber since 2014 passed away on Friday, September 6th 2019.
Lone Star Chapter
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) wants to change the rules by reclassifying several categories of extremely dangerous radioactive waste so it goes into shallow burial, instead of deep underground as currently required for important safety…
Washington State Chapter
The last confirmed grizzly sighting in Washington's North Cascades was in the 1990s, but we haven't given up hope for this majestic animals. That's why we're asking for you to speak up and tell the National Park Service you support grizzly bear…
Washington State Chapter
To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the science tells us we need to address fracked gas in our homes, schools, and businesses. That's why we're supporting a grassroots effort to require new buildings in Seattle to be run with safer,…
Angeles Chapter
(Washington, D.C.) – Five young people who have taken a lead in addressing climate change and the congresswoman who proposed the Green New Deal are among those receiving national awards from the Sierra Club this year.