Blog posts from around the country
Washington DC Chapter
The DC Chapter Beyond Gas Subcommittee wrote to the Construction Codes Coordinating Board about including "biogas" in the updated draft Construction Codes.
Florida Chapter
Sierra Club submitted comments regarding the FDEP's draft approach to updating the three Northern Everglades Basin Management Action Plans.
Maryland Chapter
Organizations and elected officials held a press conference to show support for the state’s legal defense against Columbia Gas’ attempted land grab
Lone Star Chapter
Cameron County commissioners are quickly reviewing a massive tax break deal, under Chapter 312, for the Annova LNG company. Commissioners plan to vote at their next meeting, August 20. If they vote in favor of the tax break that day, the County will…
Lone Star Chapter
Did you know there was another democracy within our country? It sounds great actually. You show up to a meeting with your state representative and let him/her know about the issues you care about, and you work together to draft bills that help you…
Georgia Chapter
The Sierra Club Georgia Chapter partnered with Patagonia Atlanta to bring the No Man's Land Film Festival to Agnes Scott College in Decatur on July 26.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen
Boy did I overestimate my ETA! I was driving to the Geraldine Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve, just south of Warren, Texas, from Humble. I thought it would take 2.5 hours. But that, in my hazy memory, was the time it took…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center
I’m deviating from my usual articles about local wildlife and addressing an issue that should be important to all of us. It’s the plastic pollution of our oceans. Why should we be concerned? Plastic is killing…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen
On April 13th two tornadoes touched down in Davy Crockett National Forest. About 4,000 acres of forest were affected by the tornadoes. The Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club (Sierra Club) were…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Much of the momentum building behind the Green New Deal has been led by youth activists. That being said, this movement needs the support of everyone, regardless of age. It is going to take ALL of us to transform our society and economy to win the…