Blog posts from around the country
Wisconsin Chapter
Here is the testimony from our Director, Bill Davis, on the Wetlands Destruction Bill (SB600/AB547) from the hearing on December 21.
Maryland Chapter
At Year's End: A Message from The Director
Dear Sierra Club Members and Supporters,
I am thrilled to share with you the Maryland Sierra Club's 2017 year-in-review. In looking back over the past year, we found plenty of doom and gloom, but I think we…
Alabama Chapter
Mobile Baykeeper filed to intervene in the State of Alabama’s lawsuit against Utilities Board of Daphne (“Daphne Utilities”) in Circuit Court on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 for numerous violations of the Clean Water Act and the Alabama Water…
New Jersey Chapter
Today Governor-Elect Phil Murphy is announcing his appointment for New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner, Catherine McCabe. McCabe served as Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from January to…
Maryland Chapter
Maryland Sierra Club announces its support for important clean energy legislation to be introduced in 2018 in the Maryland General Assembly that will move the state to 100% clean energy by 2035!
Lone Star Chapter
"I'm heading home this Christmas to an island without electricity, certain to return to Texas in 2018 illuminated up with the energy of my land and my people. Texas is the last place I expected to end up in my journey through the diaspora. But I've…
Lone Star Chapter
"Clean energy aside, my favorite memory of the year was seeing the total solar eclipse from on top of a mountain near Thermopolis, Wyoming. It was the moment where I felt most in tune with the planet and the natural beauty we are all working to…
Lone Star Chapter
"I do not do this work alone... my coworkers and colleagues at other organizations, Sierra Club members and volunteers, and nature lovers all over the state, are working towards the same goal."
Lone Star Chapter
"I can't help but hope that the arc of history bends toward justice, even if it feels painstakingly slow or like we're taking 10 steps backward for every step forward."
Lone Star Chapter
"When honest and respectful conversations happen, a shared understanding can develop. More people can then realize their struggles are bound together, and can open a space to work together to improve their lives."