Beyond the Borders - Mexico Project: The Beyond the Borders Mexico Project supports citizen groups in Mexico that are fighting air and water pollution and workplace toxins from the unregulated expansion of the maquiladora industry along the U.S.-Mexico border. It is the Sierra Club’s first truly binational program, containing parallel grant-making programs to both Mexican community organizations and Club groups with collaborative projects along the border. Learn more >>
	Protect Arkansas’ National Forests: Arkansas residents and our visitors enjoy our national forests for many activities – hiking, camping, canoeing, hunting and fishing are just a few of these. The Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests are currently undergoing their first long-term planning process in nearly 20 years and this is our chance to be heard! Speak out for good forest management by encouraging the Forest Supervisor and your congressional delegation to support our Citizen’s Forest Plan.
	Stop the Drilling!: Padre Island National Seashore, along with Big Thicket National Preserve, is threatened with ongoing oil and gas drilling. The U.S. holds only 3% of the world’s petroleum reserves, yet consumes 25% of the world’s petroleum. We will never be able to drill our way to energy independence. We need to stop the drilling on America’s national parks. Find out how to make a change.Learn more >>
	Clean Energy Campaign: The Bush administration has worked for four years to radically alter our nation's energy policy, moving to increase our dependence on fossil fuels and to turn back the clock on environmental protections. The Sierra Club is committed to educating both the public and our elected officials about the need to lessen our dependence on polluting petroleum products, increase our commitment to clean, renewable sources of energy, and protect our natural areas from the dangers of drilling. Working together, the public can convince our elected officials to shape American energy policy in a way that protects and preserves our environment.
	Fair Courts Campaign: The Sierra Club is committed to ensuring that our federal courts are places of impartiality, independence, and integrity. The Fair Courts Campaign is about educating the public and our elected officials about the Bush administration's judicial nominees, and about working to block the confirmation of agenda-driven nominees who have a demonstrated history of anti-environmentalism. Working with the public and a collection of progressive organizations, we can work to keep our justice system thoughtful, evenhanded, and fair.
	Keep Oklahoma's Water OK!: Oklahoma Sierra Club’s Building Environmental Communities Campaign is working to protect Oklahoma’s quality and quantity of water. The overall focus our campaign remains to be supporting a statewide water plan. SC will continue to focus on Aquifers, including the Arbuckle Simpson. Coalition Partners such as the Citizens for Protection of the Arbuckle Simpson Aquifer refuse to allow PESA to devastate the environment of south central Oklahoma. Legislation in the Oklahoma House and Senate  placed a moratorium on temporary permits to pump water from the Arbuckle Simpson aquifer until a study is completed to determine the effect of such pumping on the quality of water in the aquifer and the flows of streams and springs.

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