Fair Shares Matter in Water Crisis
December 13, 2023
Fighting for improved management of water resources is a priority for the Kansas Chapter. Our goals are to make clean and affordable water accessible to all Kansans, to protect wildlife habitat, and to provide safe recreational opportunities.
Does Your HOA Support Rooftop Solar?
December 3, 2023
Chapter Legislative Chair Alan Bauman is leading the effort to promote rooftop solar installation in Kansas. But some Homeowner Associations have rules against solar panels.
Featured Waypoint: Christmas Tree Choices, Better or Worse?
December 3, 2023
Some of us choose to mark the December season with a popular symbol of Christmas, a tree that can be draped with lights, tinsel, ornaments, and surrounded with gifts. What is the environmental impact of this choice?
The choices for trees are many...
Featured Waypoint: Dodge City Feedlots
October 29, 2023
By Elaine Giessel, Chair, Sierra Club Kansas Chapter
Commodities and myths merge at the "Scenic Overlook" east of Dodge City. It is worth a stop simply because it sums up the current state of Kansas and reminds us why the Kansas Sierra Club...
Evergy Fails Climate Pledges Again
October 29, 2023
After three years, Evergy has reneged on its promises to move from coal and gas to clean energy, according to the Sierra Club’s updated report on The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges. Evergy’s grade plummeted...
Nothing's Right about Failure to Enforce Water Rights at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
October 1, 2023
By Elaine Giessel and Mimi Moffat, Sierra Club Kansas Chapter
The unique wetlands at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (QNWR) are world renowned, but Kansas officials seem determined to let them dry up. For decades, agricultural...
KCC Approves Energy Efficiency Programs
October 1, 2023
In a great victory for Kansans, KCC Commissioners Susan Duffy and Andrew French approved the full, robust set of Energy Efficiency programs supported by a broad array of customers and stakeholders.
Sierra Club helped lead a coalition of partner...
Ornate Box Turtle Still At Risk
October 1, 2023
By Elaine Giessel, Chair,. Sierra Club Kansas Chapter
The September, 2023 Waypoints article, Sierra Club Urges More Protection for Ornate Box Turtle, described how our State Reptile is in trouble....
Vote Now in Sierra Club Elections
October 1, 2023
Please cast your vote before 11 a.m. on Friday, November 10, 2023.
The ballot emails were sent on Monday, October 2, 2023.
There are links to the Candidate Statements in the email and on the ballot.
Featured Waypoint: Cimarron National Grassland
October 1, 2023
Cimarron National Grassland, Photo by Elaine Giessel
By Elaine Giessel, Sierra Club Kansas Chapter Chair
In the far southwestern corner of Kansas near Elkhart, the Cimarron National Grassland covers more than 100,000 acres. of prairie and...