Chapter E-Newsletters
February 2023 Newsletter & Digest - TN Chapter
February 1, 2023
What’s Inside: Justin Pearson wins seat in the House, Sierra Club releases statements in solidarity with communities of two young people tragically killed by police, Transit Equity Day on February 4th, Commission passes protections for development...
January 2023 Newsletter & Digest - TN Chapter
January 1, 2023
What’s Inside: New year dawns, Holiday power outages spark outrage, Tennessee RiverLine could be next great trail system across south, Kingston coal ash victims may be capped on damages, Southern Environmental Law Center files lawsuit alleging...
December 2022 Newsletter & Digest - TN Chapter
December 1, 2022
What’s Inside: Sierra Club ballots due by Dec. 15! TN Chapter Winter Retreat scheduled for Jan. 20-22, Sierra Club selects new Executive Director Ben Jealous, TVA accused of “greenwashing,” Clingman descendants support name change, and learn about...
November 2022 Newsletter & Digest - TN Chapter
November 1, 2022
What’s Inside: Voting underway for both local elections and Sierra Club leaders! Fall Creek Falls acquires additional land, coal ash pollution in NC, Scott explains how Sierra Club stopped solid waste disaster in Maury County (for now!), Eartha...
October 2022 Newsletter & Digest - TN Chapter
October 1, 2022
What’s Inside: Trees in Knoxville saved, Comments needed to stop TVA pipelines, NASA to measure Memphis aquifers from space, Savage Gulf becomes state park! Interesting facts about chrysanthemum, and Eartha answers: what’s the deal with recycling,...
September 2022 Newsletter & Digest - TN Chapter
September 1, 2022
What’s Inside: Massive oil spill costs Tennessee $4.7 million, groups sue the EPA over coal ash, Knoxvillians rally to protect mature trees in a downtown park, and results of the Recycling Survey are in! Plus reflections on the real roots of Labor...
August 2022 Newsletter & Digest - TN Chapter
August 1, 2022
What’s Inside: Midterm elections underway, beloved monarch butterflies listed as endangered, one of the largest oil spills in Tennessee history just happened, Cherokee tribe supports renaming Clingmans Dome, pollution creating public health concern...
July 2022 Newsletter & Digest - TN Chapter
July 1, 2022
What’s Inside: TN Supreme Court hears arguments over Kingston coal ash illness in workers, fish consumption advisories in Middle TN, Sierra Club statement in support of reproductive justice, hundreds attend Knoxville's Bans Off Our Bodies rally,...
June 2022 Newsletter & Digest - TN Chapter
June 1, 2022
What’s Inside: Judge rules in favor of Kingston workers; June 1st Supreme Court hearing looms! MLK50 reporter wins award for pipeline coverage. Sign petition to TVA: No more pipelines! Lead continues to poison children in Memphis at twice the...
May 2022 Newsletter & Digest - TN Chapter
May 1, 2022
What’s Inside: Student art contest winners announced! Clean Up TVA Coalition launches, Smoky Mountains Natl Park planning to charge for parking, 2 important court hearings coming up for Kingston coal ash workers, International Workers Day on May 1st...