Blog posts from around the country
Alabama Chapter
On Monday, the Sierra Club asked the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) to reconsider a billion-dollar Southern Company fracked gas proposal, citing secret negotiations that the company and its subsidiary Alabama Power kept from the Commission…
New Jersey Chapter
New data from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that the groundwater at the Chambers Works site in Salem County contained 3 PFAS chemicals above health standards. The data was based on samples taken between July and December 2019.…
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
Are you interested in taking a leadership role in the local Sierra Club Group? This Fall, four seats on the nine-member Executive Committee of the Santa Cruz Group of the Ventana Chapter of the Sierra Club are up for election. The Nominating…
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
Ventura County finally reined in the dangerous oil and gas industry yesterday after more than a century of acting with impunity. The Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to tentatively approve a plan that would begin the exit of gas from…
New Jersey Chapter
A study released by Rutgers and Rowan universities last week found that New Jersey has been using less land for new development compared to 20 years ago. According to the report, an average of 16,852 acres a year was developed for housing or…
Missouri Chapter
2020 Missouri Sierra Club Election Endorsements
Updated September 25, 2020
Tuesday, November 3 General Election
President
Joe Biden
Angeles Chapter
ONLINE VOTING BEGINS OCTOBER 5TH
VOTERS GUIDE
The annual Angeles Chapter elections begin Monday, October 5, and end Monday, November 9. Active members will be voting for
Tennessee Chapter
Rumors had abounded that Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters and Antifa were coming into their peaceful community with the intent of defacing the county's veterans memorial. In addition to the police presence, many of the citizens of Rogersville…
Iowa Chapter
Soon confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) will be emptying their manure holding pits. The stench and pollution can be detected for several miles from the CAFO and fields where the manure is spread. Children face a special risk to air…
New Jersey Chapter
The West Coast is facing unprecedented forest fires that are still growing uncontrollably. Firefighters in California, Oregon, and Washington have been battling multiple fires throughout the state for nearly a month as hot, dry weather has fueled…