Blog posts from around the country

Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
Though our county boundaries mark Elkhorn Slough as part of Monterey County and thus not within our Group's official jurisdiction, our natural places belong to all of us and we wish to support the protection of the land and animals--and people!--who…
Florida Chapter
Residents demand that Governor Rick Scott's appointed water managers purchase 48,600 acres of US Sugar land to restore the Everglades and protect the coasts from pollution.
Lone Star Chapter
In what has turned out to be an unequivocal disaster of a legislative session for the environment and individual rights, good legislation may yet pass into law. By an overwhelming majority, the Texas House of Representatives approved HB 14 by Rep.…
Lone Star Chapter
Sierra Club warned today that a California-style approach to water management could have disastrous consequences for Texas. A bill designed to “study” a so-called “water grid”, House Bill 3298, could be up for a vote soon in the Senate after it…
North Star Chapter
Transit to Green Space was launched in 2008 by the Land Use and Transportation committee of the Sierra Club North Star Chapter as an exploration of ways to reach our parks and natural areas without cars. To pursue this goal we organize hiking and…
Lone Star Chapter
The end of the semester is upon us, which means another great internship at the Lone Star Chapter draws to a close. This week, we say goodbye to Nikki Whitehead, our stellar Media & Communications Intern in our Austin office. Nikki will continue…
Lone Star Chapter
The ongoing Texas drought has thrown nature out of balance and has had a devastating impact on wildlife, especially aquatic and bird species. The majority of Texas lakes are extremely low or have dried up completely. According to the 2012 Texas…
Santa Lucia Chapter
Anonymous opponents of Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary shoot selves in foot.
Florida Chapter
Despite evidence that Silver Springs would be further degraded from over-pumping and increased nutrient pollution, a judge has recommended approval of a permit for a massive cattle operation.
Santa Lucia Chapter
The argument that starts "Renewable energy is nice but we gotta have coal/gas/nukes because..." is past it's sell-by date.