Blog posts from around the country
Ohio
Many of us are already taking steps to reduce waste when at home, but what about when we’re traveling? Travel tends to invite single-use items such as disposable food containers, plastic utensils, and snack wrappers.
Florida Chapter
A new Florida State Agency Advisory Committee is being established to provide insight into the operations of state agencies whose work impacts Sierra Club Florida's priorities.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center
One of our Facebook followers recently posted that this bird “has a face only a mother could love.” Do you know what bird she was talking about? She was referring to the vulture. Vultures have no feathers…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Election time is near for Houston Sierra Club (HSC) members! In December, yearly elections for our Executive Committee (ExCom) will occur. The ExCom is the governing body for the HSC, sets conservation and other policy for our Group, operates…
Angeles Chapter
On June 22, the AQMD Refinery Committee voted 3-2 to allow tons of toxic volatile hydrogen fluoride (HF) to remain at two local refineries, Torrance PBF and Wilmington Valero. This is totally unacceptable.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The Houston Sierra Club has participated in many ecosystem restoration projects. These projects include planting saltmarsh grass, planting Longleaf Pine trees, cutting woody plants on prairies, and controlled burns. These ecosystem restoration…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for July 2019. Click the title to see the news this month.
Chicago Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Chicago is making national headlines because a pair of piping plovers have chosen to nest on Montrose Beach. This is the first time in decades that this critically endangered species has attempted to nest on a Chicago Beach.