Local environmental articles
2019 Clean Energy Lobby Day
April 20, 2019
On Thursday, May 9, join The Illinois Environmental Council, Sierra Club Illinois, and Faith in Place, at the State Capitol in Springfield for 2019 Clean Energy Lobby Day!
April 30th - Water Hearing on Dynegy Coal Ash Pond
April 20, 2019
Illinois EPA Public Hearing on Dynegy's permit to discharge water from the ash ponds into into Wood River Creek
Solarize Metro East
August 1, 2018
Quick update: so far, Solarize Metro East has reached 78.83 kW and counting. This is great progress! We're more than half way to our second benchmark of 150 kW. And as of right now, everyone who goes solar through the program...
Mississippi Earthtones Festival
July 31, 2018
Mississippi Earthtones Festival, Sat. Sept. 15 The Mississippi Earthtones Festival, co-organized by Alton Main Street and the Sierra Club, is a celebration of our river through art, music, and conservation. This 12th Annual event...
Weekend in the Woods
July 31, 2018
Weekend getaway planned for October
Weekend in the Woods will be held Friday, Oct. 5, through Sunday, Oct. 7, for Sierra Club members, family and friends who want to get away from it all and enjoy the fall colors.
We'll stay in rustic cabins at...
Annual Summer Picnic
July 27, 2018
The Piasa Palisades Group of the Sierra club invites members and friends to our Annual Summer Picnic on Saturday, August 4th at McCully Heritage Project in Kampsville, IL.Don’t miss this day in the country…we will enjoy a potluck...
A visit to a long thin National Park by Rich Keating
July 27, 2018
Due to my long curiosity about this region, I made a visit to the Natchez Trace Parkway in the spring of 2018. This great addition to the National Park system is a 440-mile road through parts of Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. ...
Solarize Metro East builds on past successes with more solar energy.
May 2, 2018
Edwardsville, IL - April 27. Residents, businesses, farms, and non-profits in Madison County and St. Clair County have an opportunity to learn more about solar energy and participate in affordable solar through a new program called Solarize Metro...
Eat, Drink, and Grow Native!
May 2, 2018
Saturday, 6/2/2018 Granite City Art and Design District1835 State StGranite City, IL 62040-4620Join New American Gardening, Sierra Club, and Grow Native! for an evening at the Pollinator Plot. Enjoy light appetizers and a cash bar as you...