Blog posts from around the country

Washington DC Chapter
The DC government requires for all children to be tested for lead at 6 months and 2 years old – this is when children are particularly susceptible to health problems resulting from lead. Furthermore, we encourage for all DC residents to be fully…
San Gorgonio Chapter
Keep California Leading:Our Voice at the CapitolPresented by Mary Ann Ruiz   RSVP here!Aug 6, 2019, 7:30pmSan Bernardino County Museum, 2014 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands   While our federal government dodges any action to avert a…
North Star Chapter
The proposed Enbridge Line 3 crude oil pipeline will run 340 miles through northern Minnesota, crossing more than 200 water bodies and 75 miles of wetlands. It also threatens wild rice areas important to the Anishinaabe. Stunningly, Enbridge already…
North Star Chapter
Minnesota Power is still trying to build Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC), a proposed new gas-burning power plant. Despite a ruling last July that NTEC was not “needed or reasonable” and not in the public interest, the Minnesota PUC approved the…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
This is an opportunity for you to be represented at an important Regional Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy meeting taking place next Friday, July 26th. We ask Sierra Club members and supporters to please call and ask their mayor, city council…
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
The recent fire in Monterey County, caused by PG&E’s failing infrastructure, is no surprise. It underscores PG&E’s decades of egregious failure to provide a safe system -- neither adequately maintaining nor upgrading its weak, antiquated,…
North Carolina Chapter
It's not just the state budget that's in a stalemate at the General Assembly. Cassie Gavin reports that some environmentally interesting measures appear to be caught in a back-and-forth that is preventing them from reaching votes.
Washington State Chapter
Last week, the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act had a successful congressional hearing in the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. This is a key step in the congressional process…
Washington State Chapter
On June 22, 2019, the Chapter’s Water and Salmon Committee held an outing to the Billy Frank Jr. National Wildlife Refuge, led by Phyllis Farrell of the South Sound Group.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
On Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to approve a groundbreaking ordinance that prohibits the installation of polluting gas infrastructure for new buildings. This is an important step toward clean, healthy, and affordable…