Electric rates and the pollution caused by utility coal and gas plants are major problems. Our electric rates are increasing at twice the rate of inflation¹, and inflation is already too high. Coal and gas plants operated by utilities emit fine...

The city of Southfield officially launched a groundbreaking food scrap drop-off pilot program on February 9, 2026. Making it the first municipality in the nation to adopt a comprehensive “Blueprint to Zero Food Waste,” aiming to manage the roughly...

We submitted this formal letter to the Sterling Heights City Council regarding the proposed sale and development of land purchased for "Riverland Park Improvements." Our message urges city leadership to honor the intended public purpose of this...

To: Oakland Community College Board of TrusteesOn behalf of the Southeast Michigan Group of the Sierra Club and our more than 10,000 supporters across Metro Detroit, as well as Oakland County residents, students, and educators, we are writing to...

No one sector holds all the cards in this climate game, but some have more ability to make changes than others.  While science and technology have essential roles, effective government action may offer our best hope. From library boards to the...

  Dozens of climate and clean energy advocates including many SEMG activists gathered yesterday in Auburn Hills for a rally and Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) public hearing to voice concerns about the state’s growing wave of...

  Many Sierra Club volunteers and staff attended the 100 No Kings rallies acrossMichigan on October 18. Some volunteers attended more than one event. Here is a report written by one of those volunteers. Sincerely, The SEMG Executive...

  We sent the letter below today to support the efforts to save Sibley Prairie in Wayne County. To learn more about this effort, please visit the website of the Coalition of which we are a founding member at: Coalition to Save Sibley...

Michigan is rewriting the rules that DTE Energy and Consumers Energy must follow as they plan what gets built—or retired—for the next 20 years. There are at least 3 things wrong with the way we do it now: 1. Too many Michiganders cannot afford...

The mission of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth. Increasingly, we find that to protect these wild places and the planet moregenerally, we must address climate change. This means supporting clean energy....