Blog posts from around the country

Range of Light Group / Toiyabe Chapter / Nevada
On September 22, the California Fish and Game Commission (FGC) approved a staff recommendation that the western Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) be listed as a candidate species under CESA (California Endangered Species Act). During the 12 months as…
White River Group / Missouri Chapter / Missouri
Here are the candidate statements for the 2020 Sierra Club White River Group Executive Committee election. Those chosen will serve a two year term, during the years 2021 and 2022.
New Jersey Chapter
The Assembly has passed A1978 (Pinkin) / S864 (Smith) and the Senate concurred. The bill prohibits the provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and expanded polystyrene foam food service products. It…
New Jersey Chapter
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that will require new cars sold in the state to be electric or otherwise zero-emissions. The state’s clean air regulator, the California Air Resources Board, will develop regulations that ensure every new…
Wisconsin Chapter
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has handed Friends of the Black River Forest a victory. The Court found that the land exchange decision anticipated that Kohler Co. would construct a golf course and noted the impact of the decision on the Friends’…
Wisconsin Chapter
With less than 50 days until November 3rd, you can help ensure everyone’s voice is heard by joining our voter mobilization efforts.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Some bad news and some good news in the ongoing fight to keep public land public at Richmond's Point Molate.
Lone Star Chapter
We tried to warn the Texas legislature about the dangers of storing low-level nuclear waste in West Texas years ago. Predictably, the majority of them shrugged us off- and now there is a much more serious predicament unfolding. We told them it was…
Lone Star Chapter
The Texas Commission On Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will be holding a series of virtual public meetings in October to get input from the public about ways to improve their public notice process in order to comply with Title VI of the 1964 Civil…
Maryland Chapter
In a recent letter, Sierra Club called on the Maryland Commission on Climate Change's (MCCC) Mitigation Working Group to recommend bold, ambitious climate actions for the Governor and General Assembly.