Blog Posts

Seven conservation groups have filed an administrative protest challenging a Bureau of Land Management plan to auction off 345 acres of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest for oil and gas fracking leases in March.

The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) is responsible for setting pollution limits in the Ohio River, but the agency is now proposing to permanently eliminate those pollution limits from its rules. Tell ORSANCO to keep these...

The Sierra Club Ohio Chapter held its annual retreat at Deer Creek State Park on January 27th and 28th, 2018. This year was particularly notable, as the Ohio Chapter is celebrating 50 years! The two day event consists of 2017 highlights, focused...

Ask Ohio EPA to use the mitigation funds on EV infrastructure and electric buses for transit and school fleets.

Our democracy is being threatened at the state house! Ohio Senate Bill 210 would hamper local governments' efforts to reduce waste and litter associated with disposable food packaging and carryout bags. The bill, introduced by Senator Coley, has...

Call your State Senator at 1-844-672-5067 and ask them to vote NO on legislation that hurts Ohio's clean energy industry, and props up failing coal plants.

As we face a new year, State Senators are still discussing fixing a last minute 2014 budget amendment that tripled the previous property line setbacks for wind turbines, which has stymied wind power generation across Ohio. Sen. Dolan (R-Chagrin...

Thank you to all who attended and participated in the Sierra Club Ohio Chapters events and activities from around the state.  We are grateful to all those that lent their voices, time and ideas to ...

                    Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the same company responsible for the Dakota Access Pipeline, is nearing completion...

           As the end of the year approaches, we at the Sierra Club Ohio Chapter are prepared to fight harder than ever in 2018 to protect the Buckeye State from ongoing environmental threats....