Blog posts from around the country

Lone Star Chapter
The Save RGV from LNG Coalition and the Sierra Club attended the Port of Brownsville Commissioner’s meeting to make public comments and held a protest outside against the proposed Rio Grande LNG and the Rio Bravo pipeline projects. Simultaneously,…
Ohio
The unfortunate passage of HB6, the coal and nuclear bailout bill, on July 23rd would not have come to fruition without the help of three Democratic State Senators and nine Democratic State Representatives, who broke with their party and ignored the…
Massachusetts Chapter
It’s only a week before the legislature is scheduled to go on August recess. Typically the summer is a slow time at the State House, but we’re working hard to keep pressure on our state policymakers.
North Star Chapter
When you stood up and asked our utility to consider the goal you were all but laughed out of the room. When you asked Public Transit to consider electrifying buses, you were told it was unreasonable. When you said we had a responsibility to act on…
Wisconsin Chapter
The Transit Week of Action 2019 was held in cities around Wisconsin to talk about the significance of public transportation. Eight organizations celebrated the freedom that public transportation gives to all community members. The event was…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome, tell us a little about yourself I was born into a farming family. Your typical "Old McDonald had a farm" environment, i.e., pigs, chickens, cows, horses, and dogs (not the edible ones, LOL). I was a nerd in high school.... (Read more)
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The program for the August 21 meeting is an Update on Harris County Precinct 2 Flood Control Projects, presented by Jeremy Ratcliff, Precinct 2 Coordinator for the Harris County Flood Control District.... (Read more)
Wisconsin Chapter
No one should have to live with the fear that an environmental catastrophe could occur at any moment.
Maryland Chapter
"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect” Aldo Leopold, the “Father of wildlife conservation,” was a philosopher, professor…
Maine Chapter
Mainers are ready to protect our people and our planet -- and for the first time in years, our State House is aligning with communities to take bold action on climate.