Blog posts from around the country
New Jersey Chapter
PSEG will close their remaining coal plants in New Jersey at the end of the week. Neither Hudson nor Mercer Generating station has cleared the PJM capacity auction for the prior two years. By 2020 Brideport Plant in Connecticut will also be closed.…
Grand Canyon Chapter
Phoenix, AZ – The context of the 53rd Legislature, First Regular Session, included the backdrop of efforts to weaken and eliminate environmental protections at the federal level. Laws such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered…
Grand Canyon Chapter
Phoenix, AZ – El contexto de la 53ra Legislatura, Primer PerÃodo Ordinario de Sesiones, incluyó un fondo de esfuerzos para debilitar y eliminar protecciones medioambientales a nivel federal. Leyes tales como la Ley de Aire Limpio, Ley de Agua Limpia…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
After nearly a year of legal lockup, Vargas Plateau Regional Park is once again welcoming hikers, bikers, and horse riders! On May 15, the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) reopened the 1,200-acre Fremont area park, which had been closed by…
Ohio
Aveda salons across Ohio participated in "Rain Barrel Art Raffles" for Earth Month 2017 to support Ohio Sierra Club's Clean Water Campaign, and raise awareness for clean water. Check out the video of the awesome artwork!
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
My name is John Romo. I’ve lived here in Houston, on and off, over a span of time approaching twenty years. I’ve dedicated whatever free time I’ve had here, to finding the nearby wild places,
although for me, it was a learning process. In the…
Angeles Chapter
President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order that directs the Department of the Interior to review national monuments created by Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
Pennsylvania Chapter
As part of the Our Water Campaign, Sierra Club members delivered over 500 petition signatures to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority calling for safe affordable publicly controlled water in Pittsburgh!
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
South Mountains State Park Hike - Saturday, June 3. Hikers enjoyed 2 trails in South Mountains State Park. The Chestnut Knob Trail, a fairly strenuous 4 mile roundtrip hike with great views from two overlooks and a fairly flat 2 mile roundtrip hike…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Houston METRO has started to develop a new Regional Transportation Plan that will define the next steps for transit and mobility improvements in the Houston region. METRO has a page at their website dedicated to the Plan which provides a brief…