Blog posts from around the country

Missouri Chapter
Aug. 11, 2018 – Appointed Doug Melville as Nominating Committee Chair. Sept. 13– Post election calendar on chapter website.
Maryland Chapter
On September 8th and 9th several communities in Maryland held different events centered around the theme of “Rise for Climate, Jobs, & Justice!”. These events were part of the People’s Climate Movement, and all focused on moving towards clean…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
For the first time since 2013, the Houston Sierra Club has appointed an Awards Committee to solicit and select recipients for Sierra Club awards. The awards given show appreciation for services rendered by members and non-members alike ... (Read…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
There was an important legal victory for open government this week. In strong language, a federal judge suggested she was inclined to deny the City of Richmond’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by environmental groups (with the…
Wisconsin Chapter
The Milwaukee County Transit System is hosting an open house for the next step of the proposed East-West Bus-Rapid-Transit (BRT) system! It’s exciting to see such an important project move forward. The next step is finalizing the environmental…
Delta Chapter
New evidence shows the Army Corps of Engineers failed to independently assess the risk of spills from a company with more than 500 spills, millions in fines and private property damage.
Grand Canyon Chapter
PHOENIX, AZ—Today, environmental, educational, and faith groups called on Senator Flake to oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court due to his hostility to environmental protection and access to justice to protect…
North Star Chapter
At the end of July, I started in my new role as the Duluth Organizing representative for the Sierra Club. I have lived in Duluth for nearly a decade and come from years of community organizing around local and statewide housing and homelessness…
Virginia Chapter
CONTACT Ben Weiner, Communications Coordinator, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter benjamin.weiner@sierraclub.org, (804) 241-9384
Virginia Chapter
CONTACT Ben Weiner, benjamin.weiner@sierraclub.org, (804) 241-9384 Doug Jackson, doug.jackson@sierraclub.org, (202) 495-3045