Blog posts from around the country

Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 6:30 p.m. Mahon Adams Pavilion at Freedom Park, 2435 Cumberland Ave. Charlotte 
Ohio
The Sierra Club members did a great job of helping keep the horse power limit on Cowan Lake! Now a new non-profit has been formed to support Cowan Lake State Park and Sierra Club members can help by becoming a friend of the Friends Caring for Cowan…
Ohio
All Hands on Deck is an event that calls upon water supporters in different cities to come together along the shores of the Great Lakes in support of their protection. This event is going to involve people linking hands around the lakefront in their…
Virginia Chapter
 By Abby RussoCommunications Intern
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
June 24, 2017 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Blue Blaze Brewing 528 S. Turner Ave., Charlotte
Ohio
The Sierra Club has played a role in protecting our public lands here in Ohio from fracking. House Bill 49 contained two separate provisions that would likely allow public lands to be fracked. Thankfully the Ohio Senate has elected not to include…
Lone Star Chapter
Earlier this month, the most popular two words in the Latin language were heard in Texas politics: Sine Die. Literally, it means "without day", but it refers to the ostensible last day of the Texas legislative session. It was, by most accounts, a…
Lone Star Chapter
On Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott cut funds from important low-income and clean air planning programs, as well as brackish groundwater research, using his line item veto power. Abbott also signed SB 1731 into law, which keeps the Texas Emissions…
Washington DC Chapter
The Sierra Club - Washington, DC Chapter has endorsed the Transportation Benefits Equity Act, commonly known as "parking cash-out." This bill would make the District one of a few jurisdic