Blog posts from around the country

New Jersey Chapter
Federal court has granted PennEast the use of eminent domain to gain access to properties to do survey work. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the PennEast Pipeline…
Lone Star Chapter
It is unusual when a diverse group of stakeholders that includes the Sierra Club, Texas Industrial Energy Consumers, Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor, and Public Citizen agree on anything, but in this…
New Jersey Chapter
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that Bi-County Developers can develop property High Mountain in Oakland in the New Jersey Highlands. Despite being challenged by the Sierra Club and Highlands Coalition, the court’s decision found that both Bi-…
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
The deadline for RECEIPT of the 2019 Santa Cruz Executive Committee Election ballots has been extended from January 5 to January 12. Please don't wait until the last minute to vote.
San Gorgonio Chapter
Monthly Meeting and Holiday Party PotluckLos Serranos Group Sierra Club Holiday Party potluck is Tuesday December 18th at 7:00 pm.   Meeting will be held in the Etiwanda Room at the Goldy Lewis Community Center,  11200 Baseline Rd, Rancho…
Toiyabe Chapter
The Trump Administration has proposed to open Nevada's precious Ruby Mountains to oil & gas exploration. Join the come to the public hearings to learn more and help deliver a resounding "No!" to the Forest Service and our elected leaders in…
Thomas Hart Benton Group / Missouri Chapter / Kansas City Missouri
Recently the MO Clean Water Commission rejected a proposed CAFO of 6,999 cattle to be built in the KC area near Lone Jack.  The Sierra Club generated hundreds of comments to the Commission.   We worked closely with Powell Gardens &
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The weather was spectacular, and the water level in the cypress swamp was high. Just two days before our December 1 outing, the US Geological Survey’s monitoring station at Liberty, TX (about 27 miles upriver from where we were) had ended a period…
Lone Star Chapter
If you are a member of the Sierra Club, you are eligible to vote in our Executive Committee elections. We need your help to elect our leaders!
Maryland Chapter
The world felt the heat from the severity of the 2018 IPCC report, the most up-to-date and comprehensive explanation of the science of climate change and the future of Earth. This report followed by another equally concerning comprehensive piece of…