NEWS

By Elaine Giessel, Kansas Chapter Chair Last week the Environmental Protection Agency revised its definition of Waters of the US to conform to the Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v. EPA. The new rule abandons the...

By Elaine Giessel, Chair, Sierra Club Kansas Chapter My comments were made at the July 13, 2023 rate hearing in Overland Park.  As chair of the Kansas...

By Mimi Moffat, Chapter Nominations & Elections Chair I'm looking for you if you're the person who will commit to using your brains, your passion, and your energy to serving the Sierra Club Kansas Chapter. It's a big ask, I know. But if...

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) led a July 10, 2023 roundtable in Overland Park to promote and educate local leaders on federal funding for addressing the environmental impacts of unplugged abandoned...

A recent United States Geological Survey study found PFAS contamination in half of the drinking water sources tested in Kansas.  Articles on the study included comments from the Sierra Club Kansas Chapter calling for more testing. “...

You may have received an insert with your electric bill about  Evergy’s application for rate increases with the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC). The public can participate with comments at three public hearings in July and there is a...

Chapter leaders manage the chapter and groups through executive committees elected by our members. As of July 5, 2023, we are accepting applications for 2024 from current Sierra Club members. To apply, submit the ExCom Candidate form on our website.

Some of the oldest rocks in Kansas were mined for coal in the twentieth century. Some of those areas are now publicly owned, with camping, hiking, hunting, and fishing opportunities. 

By Elaine Giessel, Chair, Sierra Club Kansas Chapter The Kansas Sierra Club has been involved in the past with a community advisory group to the U.S. Army on the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant (SFAAP). Known as a Restoration...

On June 2, 2023, the Kansas Supreme Court reinstated the district court judgment won by Sierra Club in 2019, paving the way for future challenges to Hog CAFO permits.