Blog posts from around the country

North Star Chapter
The Minnesota legislature unleashed the first wave of bills that seek to undercut the regulatory powers of government agencies. Although this is hardly a new tactic imagined by the Trump administration, it is emblematic of both a state and federal…
Florida Chapter
Sierra Club is deeply disappointed in Senator Marco Rubio for failing to protect Florida families from coal, gas, and oil corporations and the new head of the EPA, Scott Pruitt.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Today, the Sierra Club and SF Baykeeper, represented by Earthjustice, filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC, owned by private developer Phil Tagami, challenging Oakland’s ban on handling and…
Redwood Chapter
West County residents living in and around Occidental and Guerneville can attend a public hearing tonight, February 16, at Monte Rio Community Center to share their thoughts to Sonoma County Water Agency’s board on proposed changes to the Occiden
San Francisco Bay Chapter
One of Sierra Club California’s major campaigns for 2017 focuses on getting the state to use its purchasing power in a way that’s consistent with our goals to reduce climate-disrupting pollution.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
A long-time resident of Dallas, Beth Johnson led the 1982 Texas Women’s Yukon River Expedition, the first all-female group to descend the length of Canada and Alaska’s Yukon River, from Whitehorse to the Bering Sea, in muscle-powered craft.  On…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
There’s a debate going on at the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) about whether and how to open up watershed lands to a new use: mountain biking. As is usually the case, there is room for compromise: it’s possible that a carefully…