Let Trees Grow: Protect the Climate
March 27, 2022
The Climate Forest Connection: Sierra Club joins 70 other groups in the Climate Forest coalition calling on the Biden administration to take executive action to protect mature trees and forests on federal lands—critical in the fight against climate...
A New Opportunity to Protect 30% of Lands and Waters by 2030
February 2, 2022
Right now, we have the opportunity to make our voices heard on the Biden Administration's efforts to protect 30% of lands and waters by 2030 by submitting a public comment. The Department of the Interior, in coordination with the Departments of...
2022: Year of Decision for Snake River and its Salmon
January 31, 2022
Last year was transformative for securing political leadership to address Snake River salmon and the need to remove the four Lower Snake River to recover these endangered runs. We now have senior leadership from all three states (Idaho, Oregon, and...
Biden Administration and Senator Murray & Governor Inslee Move Snake River Salmon Protection Forward
November 16, 2021
On October 21 and 22, our campaign to restore the Snake River celebrated two major milestones. This is long-awaited news for those who cherish and rely on the Snake River– including Tribes, salmon and orca, local communities, and all who care about...
Snake River Dams Removal on the Table
November 3, 2021
Two significant positives happened recently in the campaign to restore the Snake River and those who rely on it – including salmon, Tribes, local communities, and more. First, Senator Murray (WA) and Governor Inslee (WA) issued a statement Friday,...
Fate of Oregon’s Elliott State Research Forest Remains Unsettled
November 1, 2021
The complicated process to establish the Elliott State Research Forest remains complicated. In 2017, after an attempt by the State Land Board to sell the forest for $220.8 million was met with public uproar, the State agreed to keep the forest in...
Demand Cleaner Oregon Trucks
September 14, 2021
In a new effort to make critical progress on climate and to clean up a major source of unhealthy air pollution, Oregon has proposed a set of new regulations that would begin a much-needed transition to much cleaner trucks. We need your help to...
Portland Denies Critical Land Use Certification for Zenith Oil-by-Rail Terminal
August 31, 2021
Thanks to years of grassroots organizing and legal advocacy, the City of Portland Bureau of Developmental Services just denied a key certification needed by Zenith Energy’s oil-by-rail operations in NW Portland. Zenith needed the City to file a...
Join our 2021 Organizing School!
August 31, 2021
We are excited to announce that the Chapter is hosting a series of webinars this Fall as part of the Organizing School Program. In recent years, the Sierra Club has begun using a Social Justice framework in our commitment to Protecting the Planet....
OFRI audit calls for change. You can help.
August 31, 2021
Deceptive advertising, inappropriate lobbying, suppressing scientific studies that didn’t support the logging industry’s practices. The Oregon Secretary of State’s recently released audit of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) confirms that...