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Remaking the Fast Fashion Industry
August 2, 2021
Along with the oil and agriculture industries, the fashion industry is one of the world's biggest polluters. Polyester, acrylic, and nylon are cheap fossil fuel-based fibers that contribute to 35% of the oceans' microplastics and make up most of the...
Help Increase SF Water Resources With New Re-Use Legislation
July 30, 2021
Amid worsening drought conditions, San Francisco’s Supervisor Rafael Mandelman introduced an ordinance that would double the amount of water that new large buildings are required to collect and re-use, and direct the City’s Public Utilities...
Victory for Public Health! Refinery Emissions Rule Passes in 19-3 Vote
July 21, 2021
After a second meeting that went over six hours long, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District passed the strongest version of Rule 6-5 that will regulate emissions from local refineries. The Board of Directors voted 19-3 (with two absent) after...
Now’s Your Chance to Run for Chapter Leadership!
July 16, 2021
The Sierra Club needs you! Sort of like Uncle Sam and the Second World War. The Club tries to be as “grass roots” as possible mostly by successfully inviting dues-paying members to take part in and often responsibility for major and local...
Announcing the 2021 Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter Awardees
July 9, 2021
We are delighted to announce the 2021 recipients of the Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter’s 11th annual awards.
Urge East Bay Regional Park District to Make Point Molate a Land Acquisition Priority
July 8, 2021
The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) Board of Directors will discuss land acquisition in closed session this Friday, July 9th, at 3:00 pm. We must remind them how critical it is for them to act NOW or Point Molate will be lost. Urge the Board...
Next Steps in Legislative Strategy to Save Tesla Park
July 6, 2021
For months there has been work behind the scenes at the Capitol to get language into the budget to preserve Tesla Park as one part of the legislative strategy. The Governor rejected a Tesla Park budget line item in the preliminary budget passed on...
Rule to Reduce Refinery Emissions Heads to Final Vote on July 21st
June 30, 2021
On Wednesday, June 2nd, nearly 200 people spoke on refinery emissions Rule 6-5 at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Board Meeting. Throughout more than five and a half hours of public comment, we heard from over 100 environmental...
Miss Our Sea Level Rise Webinar Series? Watch the Recordings!
June 29, 2021
Last month, the San Francisco Bay, Loma Prieta, and Redwood chapters of the Sierra Club joined together to present a three-day webinar series: Why We Need Nature-Based Adaptation to Sea Level Rise. Decision-makers, their staff, and the public...
Reprieve for Richmond's Point Molate Shoreline
June 28, 2021
The Sierra Club salutes the leadership demonstrated by Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia on June 17th, 2021, when he led a large majority of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) in deferring for four months its...