Blog posts from around the country
Thomas Hart Benton Group / Missouri Chapter / Kansas City Missouri
There is a national effort to get enough U.S. Representatives to co-sponsor this bill, which would make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. We need as many Republicans as possible on board as well as those…
Florida Chapter
More than two dozen Sierra Club members and supporters turned out to confront Congressman Gaetz at his town hall meeting in Pensacola last Thursday for drafting a bill to abolish the EPA.
North Star Chapter
Minnesota has many years of established environmental regulatory practice that has served the state well. Environmental rules and regulations are based on science - our public agencies are the best equipped to review and interpret scientific data…
Ohio
The Ohio state legislature is poised to make a decision about our biennial Transportation Budget. Now is the time to speak up for Public Transit Funding, and say "no thanks" to new highway construction!
San Francisco Bay Chapter
A proposal for an oil-train terminal at the Phillips 66 refinery in San Luis Obispo would have major impacts on local communities, the Bay Area, and cities and towns all across the state. We won a big victory against the proposal last October — but…
Lone Star Chapter
Sierra Club, through its Borderlands Project, has opposed erecting even limited stretches of physical barriers between the U.S. and Mexico. Each predicted negative impact of the wall has come to pass: unfair and discriminatory confiscation…
Thomas Hart Benton Group / Missouri Chapter / Kansas City Missouri
New electric car models with improved batteries and extended ranges will be coming out later in 2017. In the meantime, dealer incentives are providing very good prices on models like the Nissan Leaf. Click on the photo to find out more…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome Stephanie, tell us a little about yourself: I'm a thirty-something scientist, and I've made my way into the advocacy world. For my day job, I work on improving Houston's air quality. I've been a member of Sierra Club for several years now,…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
A bill has been filed in the Texas Legislature, HB1874 that calls for expanded battery recycling options for Texas citizens. This bill is similar to the Producer Takeback recycling laws covering TVs and computers that were passed by the TX…