Blog posts from around the country

Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
A PLASTIC OCEAN begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. In this adventure documentary, Craig teams up with free diver Tanya Streeter and an international…
Washington State Chapter
We can protect Washington rivers and wild salmon from highly destructive suction dredge mining. Washington has virtually no regulation of this activity which harms our water quality and salmon and steelhead habitat. That can and should change.
Wisconsin Chapter
By Kermit Hovey CONGRATULATIONS and CELEBRATIONS are in order! On Tuesday, July 17th the Middleton Common Council unanimously approved the resolution for 100% Renewable Energy & Net Zero Carbon (link below).
New Jersey Chapter
Governor Murphy is signing S2534 (Sweeney)/A3798 (Calabrese) into law today. The bill was written to revise the "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act" to prohibit smoking on public beaches and parks. Cigarettes have caused forest fires in the past and by…
North Star Chapter
It is not too late to reduce plastic pollution in our oceans and ultimately, produce less waste for the planet. One action step that is so simple is skipping the straw.
Lone Star Chapter
Earlier this year, hundreds of local residents, as well as the Sierra Club, Texas Campaign for the Environment, and others, told the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) that the air pollution permit for what could be the world’s largest…
Alabama Chapter
For the last seven years the Cahaba River Society has been hosting an event that not only helps the planet, but also the palate. The 8th Annual Cahaba River Fry-Down will take place this year on Sunday, September 30, 2018, 12pm-4pm at Railroad Park…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
In 2016, Alameda County banned the oil extraction process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, thanks to the efforts of Sierra Club members and many environmental groups in Bay Area. This progress should have alleviated the risks associated with…
North Star Chapter
You may be hearing many of the Minnesota-based environmental organizations throwing around the term IRP recently. Every 2-3 years, Xcel submits an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) -- the regulator for monopoly…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Community organizations led by the East Bay Clean Power Alliance are thrilled with the adoption last night of a groundbreaking plan for local clean energy investment by East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), Alameda County’s new Community Choice energy…