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Even in nonpandemic times, air pollution is deadly.
Each year, it kills more than 100,000 people in the United States and 5 million worldwide.
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The Houston monthly online meeting is November 12, 2020 at 7:30pm. The topic is Matagorda Bay, the Heart of the Texas Coast.
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On November 18, 2020, the Bay Area Sierra Club's monthly meeting will have Rachel Powers, Executive Director of the Citizens’ Environmental Coalition talking about connecting to our region’s environmental community.
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By Evelyn L. Merz
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued an Interim Feasibility Report of its post-Harvey “Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency”. Comments are due by November 20.
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Sierra Club 2021 Wall and Engagement Calendars will be available for purchase locally through the Houston Group. Proceeds from local calendar sales benefit the Houston Group.
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The Clean Water Act of 1972, which was passed just three years following an infamous incident in which Ohio’s Cuyahoga River caught fire, provides the framework for much of the federal and state legislation that protects our bayous, rivers, lakes, and bays.
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The City of Houston has released a draft 20 Year Long Range Plan for the City's Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD).
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Community gardens provide peace for volunteers, and vegetables for food pantries.
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The Houston Group of the Sierra Club is looking for help in the following areas:
Website Supporter, Webmaster, Lone Star Hiking Trail Volunteers, Outings Leaders, Climate Justice Chair, Audio / Video Coordinator, Forestry. Help to make a difference for the Sierra Club!
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For current information on upcoming outings in the Houston area, check out our MeetUp site. Outings have been temporarily cancelled, due to the COVID-19 virus. You can still upload your old photos to previous outings, or walk some trails on your own, while maintaining a safe physical distance from others.
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By Brandt Mannchen
In this day of Covid-19, sometimes it’s hard to find the joy in life. That is one of the reasons that I visited Marysee Prairie, the only restored tallgrass prairie in the Big Thicket, on October 15.
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By Tom Douglas
On September 27, our group of six paddling friends gathered for an informal exploration of the West Fork of Double Bayou, which is over in Chambers County a little southeast of Anahuac.
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When you donate to the Sierra Club's Houston Group, you support local efforts to:
- Protect wild and treasured places, from the Sam Houston National Forest to Galveston Bay
- Keep our air and water clean
- Ensure adequate water supply for people and environment
- Ensure a clean energy future
- Reduce climate disruption
- Keep pressure on politicians and corporations to ensure safe and healthy communities
Your financial help allows us to meet the challenges of protecting and preserving our treasured Houston area.
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| The COVID-19 crisis has not passed and continues to disproportionately harm Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people and other communities of color. The pandemic has revealed how the communities hardest hit are often the same communities that suffer from high levels of pollution and poor access to healthcare. The fight for environmental justice cannot be separated from the fight for racial justice. |
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