NEWS

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...

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...

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....

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.

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...

Kansas Water – our most threatened resource What should Kansans know about water? Too many polluters? Too many users?  Too  critical to waste?     For Answers, Join us at our Water Forum     ...

Lawrence City Commission: Close Lawrence Power Plant  RALLY 9/12/2023 | 5 pm | Lawrence City Hall Organized by Sierra Club and its Beyond Coal Campaign The Lawrence City Commission voted to use clean energy only but Evergy broke its...

In 2022, the Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC) received international recognition as one of the world’s best wetland visitors’ centers when it was named a Star Wetland Centre by Wetland Link International. | Press release KWEC...

Earlier this year, Southwind Group received a $10,000 Sierra Club Grassroots Network grant to buy reusable bags for disadvantaged Wichita residents. We are planning fall events to give these bags away and we want more Southwind Group members...

By Craig Volland, Kansas Chapter Agriculture Chair Congress is expected to resume work on a first draft of the 2023 Farm Bill after the August recess but passage is not expected before expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill on September 30,...