Bay Area Sierra Club monthly programs have been suspended for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency. The programs planned for March 18 on Antarctica, and for April 15 featuring Houston environmental attorney Jim Blackburn, have been postponed to...

By Ken Kramer, Water Resources Chair, Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club What a difference a month makes! In late February the big news in Houston was the massive water main break that led to a tremendous drop in water pressure and a subsequent...

Solar United Neighbors is a unique non-profit that helps neighborhoods go solar by forming local co-ops. Their new project in the Houston region is the East Houston Solar Co-op, which had a virtual kick off on March 19. Sierra Club is one of the...

Wildflowers have long sparked our imaginations and inspired our hearts. Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF) has a diverse array of forests, streams, prairies, and savannas, each with its own collection of Nature’s brightly colored jewels,...

The national Sierra Club, EarthJustice, and many other organizations, submitted comments to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Maritime Administration (MARAD), and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, that oppose the draft environmental...

Recently, the Houston Sierra Club met with our friends at Bayou City Waterkeeper and Galveston Bay Foundation to discuss how our organizations can together better protect wetlands in the Houston Area. This article will answer some questions about...

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for March 2020. Click the title to see the news this month.

By Ken Kramer Sometimes the subject of water may seem unimportant compared to so many immediate issues of consequence – gun violence, medical care, immigration, racism, and others. After all, we expect that when we turn on the tap, clean...

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Last August the City of Houston released the report "Houston Incentives for Green Development". The intent of the report was to look at how 'greener' stormwater management approaches and techniques could be adopted and integrated into Houston's...