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The Pikes Peak Group notes with sadness the passing of Jean Smith, one of the Colorado Sierra Club Chapter’s most active and ardent members.  Together with her late husband Art, Jean was a mainstay of the Enos Mills Group of Sierra Club in the...

Whew. How have you felt this year?For me, every day has felt like the ground is shaking underneath me. It is hard to feel secure when we have seen attacks on our environment and our communities day after day. We’ve seen our opposition throw out the...

Colorado has spent 50 years widening highways. Let’s try something that will actually work?TLDR: Submit a comment in favor of public transit HERE.The next CDOT hearing on the future of our transportation sector (!!!) is December 17, 2025 at...

 Utilities are supposed to work for us, the people who keep the lights on and pay the (ever-rising) bills. Instead, for-profit corporations like Xcel Energy are padding shareholders' pockets with excessive profits and sending the bill to...

The Trappers Lake Group in northwest Colorado is assisting in actions against a proposed large, private, exclusive development in the southern part of Routt County. This development would include a lavish, members-only ski area and over 600 luxury...

The Sierra Club-Indian Peaks Group has a long tradition of hiking with our congressperson from Congressional District 2. And on a beautiful Saturday in October, we hiked with Joe Neguse at Chautauqua Park in Boulder. The governmental shutdown was in...

Last month, we hosted an informational event in partnership with the Green House Connection Center, Cultivando, and Earth Justice to provide critical information to candidates running for statewide office about the harmful impacts of the Suncor...

Speak up against corporate greed and skyrocketing gas bills.  If you’ve never heard of Xcel Energy’s Gas Infrastructure Plan, you’re not alone. At first glance, it doesn’t sound all that interesting. I get it. But stick with me, because...

On August 28, 2025 the Colorado Sierra Club announced the dissolution of the Poudre Canyon Group, located in northern Colorado effective immediately. This decision comes after careful consideration of recent challenges impacting the group's ability...

 SIGN UP FOR UPDATES ABOUT THE SEPT 18 HEARING!The PUC Needs to Hear from YOU!Okay, friends, here’s the deal: the federal government is actively working to drag us back into the fossil fuel dark ages. That’s the bad news. The good news...