Blog posts from around the country

Oregon Chapter
Impacts from the 42 day Republican walk-outs and obstruction are still being understood. Many bills that would help thousands of Oregonians died from their obstruction. On top of that, it is still not fully understood how the walkouts will affect…
Pennsylvania Chapter
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Group (SPG) comprises five counties in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Bucks. It was started in the late 70’s not long after the inauguration of the Pennsylvania…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Earlier this summer I decided to get arrested-that is, to commit civil disobedience on behalf of the climate emergency. (Not in my role as a Sierra Club member, since there is a national policy generally prohibiting civil disobedience in the name of…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Six years ago, I became a resident of Malvern, with my home landscape looking overgrown. Several aggressive pruning sessions later, I had a lot of planting to do. I wasn’t a big fan of ornamental landscaping; the thought of selecting plants merely…
Pennsylvania Chapter
The Allegheny Group of the Sierra Club has the responsibility each year of providing grant awards from the Huplits Wildlife Endowment. Grant proposals must be designed to help protect animal wildlife and wildlife habitat in Pennsylvania. Requests…
Pennsylvania Chapter
With the increasing realization of the harms of climate change, new world-wide high temperature records, and the growing intensity of heat waves, droughts, fires, and flooding around the world, it is empowering to remember that we can act locally to…
Maryland Chapter
Maryland Leadership Must Develop Rebates Programs Focused on Low-Income Consumers Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) released guidance for states to apply for new Home Energy Rebates Program funding. The program, created by the Inflation…
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
As the risk of flooding increases, investments in water management and nature-based solutions are seen as crucial to protect vulnerable communities.
CapĂ­tulo de Puerto Rico
FERC Ignores Serious Environmental And Safety Concerns, Putting Our Communities At Risk. "I find it utterly unacceptable that FERC is allowing the expansion of NFEnergía, a company that operates an illegally built LNG terminal without securing…