The Vermont Sierra Club blog is a tool to improve connections with our membership on a regular basis, to be more public about our stands on important policy issues, and to bring more people into our active circles of engagement. Check back here regularly for we will be posting here regularly in the coming weeks.
Vermont State road Standards (VSS) update, VTRANS is holding public meetings
November 18, 2024
VTrans has been working internally with consultants VHB and Toole Design on updating the design guidelines for how our roads are built (the Multimodal Development and Delivery program, M2D2, 2015). The current standards are from 1997 and while...
Birding with Rutland County Audubon
October 10, 2024
This past Tuesday, a few Vermont Sierra Club leaders joined the Rutland County Audubon for a bird walk along the D&H Rail Trail and the Castleton Trails. On the walk, we observed 32 different species of birds. See the entire list of birds...
Sierra Club mourns loss of former Representative Curt McCormack
September 26, 2024
The Vermont Chapter is sad that the former Vermont House Transportation Committee Chair Curt McCormack has recently passed away. Curt was a vital ally of the Chapter, and in 2021 the Chapter honored him with a legislative award....
Moving Forward with the VT Sierra Club Executive Committee, and you?
September 5, 2024
We hope you are well as we move through the summer! It's clear no matter what happens come November, we have our work cut out for us in Vermont, and for that we need you!
As the Vermont Sierra Club Chapter moves our advocacy efforts into the...
Are you Electrified in your ride yet?
July 30, 2024
We have made a lot of progress advancing clean transportation options in Vermont, however, we are still far short of replacing all internal combustion engine vehicles with electric vehicles. The Vermont Sierra Club will be involved in two...
If its not fun why do it?
July 12, 2024
Vermonter Jerry Greenfield of Ben Jerry's once stated “If its not fun, why do it?," and its something we think of here at the Vermont Sierra Club.
Remember as a club, we do more than just talk politics and...
VT Adopts Bill to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides Overcoming Gov. Scott's Veto
June 18, 2024
After nearly a decade of advocating for the banning of neonicotinoid pesticides, the Vermont General Assembly successfully overrode Governor Scott's shortsighted veto and adopted H.706. With a dedicated coalition of advocates and citizen activists...
Vermont General Assembly Enacts Landmark 100% Renewable Energy Bill- Governor’s Veto is Conclusively Overriden
June 18, 2024
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June 17, 2024
Montpelier, VT — The Vermont General Assembly voted today to overwhelmingly endorse H.289 to modernize the Renewable Energy Standard and set Vermont utilities on track to deliver 100% renewable...
I want to ride my bicycle with you
June 3, 2024
The Sierra Club is pleased to announce three group bike rides that we invite you to attend. As part of our campaigns for building community, we are collaborating with Fluidly Moving Body Works in conjunction with a new non-profit organization Mind,...
Sierra Club Celebrates Major Victory as First-Ever Climate Superfund Law Enacted in Vermont
June 3, 2024
Montpelier, VT – Late yesterday, S.259, a bill passed in the Vermont legislature that would allow the state to recover billions from fossil fuel companies to cover costs related to the impacts of climate change, became law. The measure,...