Blog posts from around the country
Alabama Chapter
By buying and burning dirty fuels like coal and gas, Alabama Power is damaging the people and the environment right in its own backyard.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Tom Douglas
Back in June, Linda Shead and I paddled through the cypress swamp at Lake Charlotte with the idea of making a video that might fit into the “Moment of Zen” series being run by KHOU Channel 11....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Ken Kramer, Water Resources Chair, Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club
The Houston area does not lack for flooding challenges, and a multitude of new funding sources are potentially available to meet some of these challenges....
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Toiyabe Chapter
With the price of gold at historic highs, gold exploration companies are out looking for potential sites. Unfortunately, some of our favorite place--Conglomerate Mesa and the Bodie Hills--are in their sights.
Maryland Chapter
Under a legal agreement, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will determine if pangolin species shall be protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We helped make this victory happen.
Toiyabe Chapter
Poison in Lake Tahoe, 2020 Elections, Anti-Racism Team, Nevada Climate Strategy, Mining Threats, and more!
Montgomery County / Maryland Chapter / Maryland
Our Montgomery County government is facing an unprecedented number of weighty issues right now… how to protect residents and support local small businesses, when and how to safely get kids back to school, dealing with the much lower than planned…
New Jersey Chapter
Today, the New Jersey Sierra Club is joining Assemblyman Zwicker and labor, environmental and community leaders in a Virtual Assembly: A Just, Green Recovery for NJ. The event will look at charting a path forward for a pro-climate, pro-worker…
New Jersey Chapter
The developer of the American Dream Mall, Triple Five, has come to an agreement with lenders to avoid foreclosures on Mall of America in Minnesota. During the pandemic, Triple five missed mortgage payments for the Mall of America. Last year, Triple…