Blog posts from around the country

Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Kildeer is one of a few Illinois communities that ban many types of solar energy systems. Some residents will meet on Tuesday, August 1, to learn more about the benefits of solar power and challenging the ban.
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Forty-seven chimes rang in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, on July 6 as residents and members of Illinois’ La Coalition Rail Safety Campaign marked lives lost after a horrific oil train wreck 10 years ago.
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
With climate disasters in the news almost daily, it's clear we have important work to do. Let's talk about what we can do locally to address the crisis during the Clean Energy team discussion on Tuesday, July 25.
Michigan Chapter
Climate alarms are ringing everywhere.
Washington DC Chapter
Sierra Club DC Chapter Energy Committee Chair Lara Levison testified at the hearing on Delano Hunter's nomination to head the Department of General Services, calling for the agency to prioritize transitioning DC government buildings off fossil fuels.
North Carolina Chapter
We took a cruise on the Cape Fear River in June for an update on the threats posed to Southern forests from the wood pellet industry.
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
LGBTQ+ rights and environmental activist Precious Brady-Davis was sworn in as a commissioner for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.
Michigan Chapter
On Wednesday, our long campaign to end the use of coal in Michigan has achieved a significant step.
Middle Tennessee Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
Alice Hudson Pell is the Executive Director of TennGreen Land Conservancy. She has a Master’s in Higher Education Administration, Institutional Advancement from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, and a Bachelor of Arts from Agnes Scott College…
Michigan Chapter
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