Blog posts from around the country
North Carolina Chapter
In this first of three articles about Duke Energy's rate case, we'll explain why we believe the utility's shareholders - not ratepayers - should cover the cost of cleaning up its 80 billion tons of coal ash, a chore that's expected to cost between $…
Georgia Chapter
Twin Pine Minerals, LLC, reportedly does not have a lease for a portion of the 900 acres the company wants to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp, though it has already applied for the permit needed to mine on that land.
Lone Star Chapter
Sierra Club filed a new report with legal comments advocating that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognize that Southwestern Electric Power Company’s (SWEPCO) Pirkey Coal Plant near Longview is worsening the region’s existing Sulfur…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Please vote on Tuesday, November 3, or vote early. In Harris County, early voting is October 13 - 30, 2020....
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Washington State Chapter
Everything you need to know to safely and securely cast your ballot in November's election!
York River Group of the Virginia Sierra Club / Virginia Chapter / Virginia
On September 16, 2020, the Sierra Club York River Group held its first online roundtable meeting on climate solutions.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Balloon releases are very common celebratory events. They occur during weddings, graduations, memorials, holidays, and other events. However, they pose a major threat to the environment. Cases where balloons enter the environment and become a…
Maine Chapter
Chapter Director, Sarah Leighton, shares that we have a unique opportunity to be a leader in the fight against climate change in her recent opinion piece in the The Bangor Daily News. As she writes, "We have a moral obligation to act now.
Maryland Chapter
The MD Sierra Film Club this month featured Unbreathable: The Fight for Healthy Air. Director Maggie Burnette Stogner and one of the featured local activists in the film, Shashawnda Campbell, joined a panel discussion along with Sierra Club Chapter…