Sierra Club Home Page   Environmental Update   My Backyard
chapter button
Explore, enjoy and protect the planet
Click here to visit the Member Center.         
Search
Take Action
Get Outdoors
Join or Give
Inside Sierra Club
Press Room
Politics & Issues
Sierra Magazine
Sierra Club Books
Apparel and Other Merchandise
Contact Us

Join the Sierra ClubWhy become a member? Explore, Enjoy and Protect
Backtrack
Conservation Initiatives Main
In This Section
Clean Water
America's Waters at Risk
Sewage & Stormwater
Excess Nutrients & Sick Waters.
Building Better: Green Infrastrcuture
Water Sentinels
Factory Farms
   
Also of interest....
Toxics & Brownfields
Lead
Clean Air Campaign
Mercury

Get The Sierra Club Insider
Environmental news, green living tips, and ways to take action: Subscribe to the Sierra Club Insider!

Subscribe!

The Sierra Club wants to foster vibrant, healthy communities with clean water and air, that are free from toxic chemical threats. Our goals include protecting drinking water sources, preventing sewage pollution, protecting communities threatened by mountaintop removal mining, promoting clean water in rural communities, and addressing climate change impacts on water resources. Find out more.

Get Involved

Clean Water

Is your drinking water at risk from pollution?

Stop Sewage Pollution

Read our factsheet about damage to aquatic wildlife by chemicals in consumer products.

Coal

Discover the dirty truth behind coal.

Toxics

Safeguard your family from toxic chemicals.

Building Better

Ten outstanding examples of green infrastructure.

Join the Discussion: From Our Blogs

Thu, Jul 03, 2008
Sunscreen
You know it’s smart to wear sunscreen, but why hurt the earth while saving your skin? Sunscreens can damage the environment with chemicals that take ...
Read More @ Green Life
Wed, Jul 02, 2008
Table_setting_istock_000004213663xs
Green Grilling can be a messy endeavor, so when you inevitably reach for a napkin, consider your options: Easy Green: If you can't pass up the convenience ...
Read More @ Green Life
Thu, Jun 26, 2008
Fematrailershopear
In response to a petition from the Sierra Club, 24 other organizations, and more than 5,000 individuals representing every state in the nation, the ...
Read More @ Scrapbook



Feature: What Does Protecting Streams and Wetlands Have To Do With Global Warming?

How is global warming likely to affect communities? Scientists predict that global warming will intensify droughts and exacerbate the competition for water in the arid West. It probably will cause more intense storms in the East and Midwest, and that will produce more severe flooding. And the runoff of pollutants caused by those storms will pollute our water and drinking water sources. Protecting our natural streams and wetlands can help to buffer our communities from some of the effects of global warming. Find out more (PDF).


Up to Top


HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | © 2008 Sierra Club