This page is to link to blog posts about the political work of the Sierra Club Great Waters Group. During Each election cycle, the Sierra Club interviews candidates or gives them questionaires about their positions on environmental issues. From this information, combined with a politician's actual record on environmental issues, the Sierra Club makes endorsements to its members to help them with thier voting decisions. The Sierra Club Great Waters Group Political Chair leads this effort locally.
Events at Kohler-Andrae highlight threat
September 5, 2024
Learn, hike, and immerse yourself in the beauty of a Wisconsin gem on Sunday, Sept. 29, when Friends of the Black River Forest and the Sierra Club present Learning About Our Wisconsin Gems at Kohler Andrae State Park.
DNR sticks to deal giving Kohler Co. piece of Kohler-Andrae State Park
August 4, 2024
The focus of organizing efforts to preserve the habitat at Kohler-Andrae Lakeshore has turned to the Department of Natural Resources, which continues to hold open the land swap it made with Kohler in 2018.
The most important Wisconsin election this year may be the February 21 primary
December 30, 2022
Last June, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Friends of the Black River Forest did not have standing to sue the Department of Natural Resources. The grassroots group wants to stop a land swap deal in which the state deeds more than four acres...
Election Endorsements for Great Waters Group Members – It’s Not Too Late to Make a Difference in Key Races
October 3, 2022
Though the clock is running down, it is not too late for Sierra Club-Great Waters Group members to hit the sidewalks and porches in support of endorsed candidates and incumbents. Make sure to wear your Sierra Club gear!
Kohler-Andrae at Risk: State Supreme Court Denies Standing to Environmental Group
July 4, 2022
On June 30, the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced its decision to deny Friends of the Black River Forest, a grassroots Sheboygan County environmental group, standing to sue the DNR to halt its land swap deal with Kohler Company. Intended to...
Legislative maneuvers sideline use of Knowles-Nelson funds, but Cedar Gorge Clay Bluffs preservation moves forward
March 30, 2022
A controversy over the disposition of Knowles-Nelson Stewardship funds has revealed that stalling tactics on the part of the Republican-dominated Legislature may be aimed at undermining Wisconsin’s successful conservation program.
GWG makes endorsement in Milwaukee mayor’s race
March 22, 2022
As a non-partisan organization, the Sierra Club maintains a clear set of political guidelines that guide national, state, and local-group political committees in making election endorsements. The reason for the endorsement process is simple. As the...
Franklin Residents Get Do-Over Hearing on Slaughterhouse Plan
March 2, 2022
Opponents of what was often referred to as the Strauss Brands “expansion” in Franklin will be relieved to learn that the company has withdrawn from a proposed plan to build a 152,000 sq. ft. slaughterhouse and meat-packing facility on thirty acres...
Take Action: Be Part of MKE's Green Energy Future
January 10, 2022
The Milwaukee City-County Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity has set ambitious goals, including a 45% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and a 100% reduction by 2050. The next mayor will be critical to implementing Greater Milwaukee’s...
Send an Environmentalist to Congress
October 4, 2020
Tom Palzewicz is Running for Jim Sensenbrenner’s Seat. Help Sierra Club send an Environmentalist to Congress
Tom Palzewicz knows our climate is in crisis. The catastrophic consequences of the climate crisis are evident in the Western...