Blog posts from around the country

Lone Star Chapter
The Red Bluff vista in East Austin has been used as an illegal dump for half a century, but after tireless campaigning by neighborhood residents and local activists over the past two years the area is finally getting cleaned up.
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
Sierra Club Endorsements 2016
Florida Chapter
Today, Sierra Club, Flint Riverkeeper and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the massive Southeast Market Pipeline project,
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Benicia residents and communities across California and the nation can finally breath a sigh of relief. Yesterday evening, after several years of debate and strong push-back from residents throughout California, the Benicia City Council voted…
Redwood Chapter
Late on the evening of September 20, 2016 the Benicia city council voted unanimously to deny Valero’s proposed crude by rail facility in the city.
Ohio
Rare state-owned wetland park will be given to commercial developer and destroyed unless Governor Kasich takes action.
Lone Star Chapter
Houston City Council just adopted a new building energy code that will make new homes more energy efficient and make it easier to install solar. The vote was unanimous!
Four Lakes Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
On December 3, we’re having a statewide conversation about transportation. Why has access, who doesn’t and why is that the case?
San Francisco Bay Chapter
In a decision that could have devastating consequences for residents of the East Bay Hills, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has withdrawn $3.5 million in grant money from the City of Oakland and UC Berkeley that would have funded…
Wisconsin Chapter
The Dakota Access Pipeline and the protests against it have swept the news – from background pieces in CNN to several