Blog posts from around the country

Cherokee Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
MONDAY, FEB 26, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 3224 Navajo Dr., Chattanooga 37411.  Our monthly free public meeting.   
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
I grew up in a small suburb of Little Rock, Arkansas where I enjoyed exploring park trails and catching minnows from the lake. But even though I was landlocked, I fell in love with the ocean at an early age and wanted to become a marine biologist…
Toiyabe Chapter
The North Valmy Generating Station is the last remaining utility-owned coal plant in Nevada after the Reid Gardner plant closed in March of 2017. In May of 2017, Valmy’s co-owner, Idaho Power, announced their plansto close Unit 1 in 2019 and Unit 2…
Lone Star Chapter
"Eighteen years ago, I began working at the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club. I was fresh out of college with a degree in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology and I was (and still am) ready to work hard on behalf of the people and…
Idaho Chapter
After conducting an economic analysis of their last coal plant in Nevada, NV energy found they can save money by replacing the plant with solar generation. However, they have decided to continue operating both units at the expensive, polluting coal…
Wisconsin Chapter
On Wednesday, January 24, 2018 the proposed rule revisions to NR 151 were passed by the Natural Resources Board. They now go on to the Legislature. The John Muir Chapter supports these changes for the reasons spelled out below.