Chapter Updates

For the second year in a row the Chapter is sponsoring a participant in SPROG (short for “Summer Program”), the Sierra Student Coalition’s cutting-edge training program for youthful grassroots environmental activists.An environmental and social...

This November, we have the chance to advance the most important greenbelt policy protections in Sonoma County in 20 years! By Teri Shore, Sonoma Group ExComThe most important green measure in Sonoma County this year is the renewal of voter...

By David LewisSan Francisco Bay is a part of all our lives — whether we live along the Bay, work there, walk, jog or visit parks along its shores.But pollution and other problems have put the health of the Bay at serious risk. Many of the Bay’s...

On Wednesday April 6 a group of dignitaries including California Governor Jerry Brown, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, Congressman Jared Huffman, and representatives of PacificCorps, local tribes, water users, and non-governmental organizations...

By Victoria BrandonRedwood Chapter ChairOn April 19, after several days of packed public hearings, the city of Benicia decided to postpone its decision on the Valero Refining Company’s plan to run half-mile-long oil trains through northern...

The Berryessa Snow Mountain national monument dedication festival on March 19 was expected some highly celebratory moments, and the expectation turned out to be well justified -- and was capped by a particular shout out for the Sierra Club's...

By Victoria Brandon, Redwood Chapter ChairRedwood Chapter worked for years to ensure the permanent protection of federal lands in the Berryessa Snow Mountain region, and rejoiced when that goal was met last summer by the designation of the BSM...

By Elly Benson, Sierra Club Environmental Law ProgramLast month, six planning commissioners in this quiet Solano Group community dealt a blow to the oil industry when they unanimously rejected oil giant Valero’s proposal to transport crude to its...

by Victoria Brandon, Redwood Chapter ChairFor many years one of Redwood Chapter’s top priorities has been the removal of four geriatric hydroelectric dams that are impeding fish passage and impairing water quality on the Klamath River, while...

By Martin J. BennettA widening gap between declining incomes and rising rents is fueling two powerful movements in the Golden State: one to raise the wage floor for low-wage workers, and another to control rents and increase funding for affordable...