Blog posts from around the country
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
I never thought my life as a volunteer Houston Sierra Club outings leader would include parking lot attendant. But there I was, guiding people to parking spaces at the small and cramped “Great Egret Ridge Trail” parking lot. We had all me... (Read…
Santa Lucia Chapter
If Phillips would like some bad advice on what to do next about its denied oil trains project, COLAB's got some.
Seattle ICO / Washington State Chapter / Washington
Just a mere 9 days until Halloween and the morning is crisp—a startlingly sunny day amidst a period of perpetual rain. Today is a day of courage, adventure, and trust. I, along with 2 bold ICO leaders, a…
Maryland Chapter
Four years ago, the state passed the Offshore Wind Act, which put into place the building blocks for offshore wind development off of Maryland’s coast. Four years later, we are so close to offshore wind becoming a reality, but this moment is…
Maryland Chapter
Sierra Club: Chesapeake Bay funding cut “outrageous and unnecessary”President Trump's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018 contains numerous drastic cuts to essential environmental programs. The budget includes a recommendation that the $73 million…
Sonoma Group / Redwood Chapter / California
The Sonoma County Ag and Open Space District is developing a 15-year strategic plan which will guide the use of sales tax revenue (about $20,000,000/year) over this period and management of the more than 100,000 acres currently protected by the…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
We're looking for volunteers to help plan and organize our annual David Brower Dinner awards gala.
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
President Trump's proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency were released Thursday, and the news doesn't look good for North Carolina.The state's environmental programs and laws already are strapped for cash after six years of funding…
North Carolina Chapter
The federal budget proposal unveiled March 16 by President Trump could essentially make it impossible for North Carolina to implement and enforce core national environmental laws.