Blog posts from around the country

Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The program for the July 17th meeting of the Bay Area Sierra Club is "How can we personally lead Greener Lives?" with Candy Anderson as Discussion Leader. Emphasis will be on getting attendees to say what they are doing to live more environmentally…
Maryland Chapter
From take out containers to plastic straws, single use products contribute large amounts to the landfill everyday. People have taken to reusables in more ways than one, but will these individual behavior changes be enough to make a difference? Check…
Lone Star Chapter
The Sierra Club and local residents are gearing up to fight Waste Control Specialists' application that would allow their low-level radioactive waste storage facility to accept some additional 40,000 tons of high-level radioactive waste from the…
Maine Chapter
Sue Levene: Sierra Club Maine Chapter Chair, Ben Schade: Sierra Club Maine Summer Intern and Ryan Dunfee: Sierra Club National Addup Campaign Strategy Manager travelled to the Pittsfield Solar Farm to witness Janet Mills sign three climate and clean…
Grand Canyon Chapter
Phoenix, AZ – El día de hoy, Sierra Club dio a conocer su Tarjeta de Evaluación 2019 para la Legislatura y el gobernador de Arizona. La tarjeta de este año muestra que Arizona sigue sin tener una legislatura y un gobernador dispuestos a abordar los…
Washington DC Chapter
The DC Chapter wrote to Council Chairman Phil Mendelson asking him to appoint Councilmember Charles Allen to the vacancy on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board following the resignation of Councilmember Jack Evans from the board.
Grand Canyon Chapter
Phoenix, AZ – Today, Sierra Club released its 2019 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor. This year’s report card shows that Arizona still does not have a legislature and governor that are willing to actively address the…
Wisconsin Chapter
Businesses, nonprofits, elected officials, and individuals gathered today to speak out against We Energies’ solar tax, demonstrating the growing momentum against the proposal. The press conference, hosted by the Wisconsin Solar Coalition, featured a…
Massachusetts Chapter
Massachusetts is currently trying to pass same day voter registration (SDR), and it’s long overdue, considering that our 20-day registration cutoff prevents as many as 170,000 potential voters from participating in elections. Also known as election…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Houston METRO is expected to finalize its METROnext transit plan in the next several weeks in anticipation of placing a bond referendum on the November 2019 ballot. METRO may schedule a final round of public meetings in July or August. If those…