Blog posts from around the country
Lone Star Chapter
Today, the Trump administration is expected to finalize two rules that eliminate common sense Clean Air Act safeguards against methane and other harmful pollution from the oil and gas industry. These protections were implemented under the Obama…
North Star Chapter
“This is a great day for Duluth. Jen McEwen will be an effective progressive Senator on many issues, and it’s a great day for all Minnesotans because we are one vote closer to finally taking real action on the climate and growing jobs in a new green…
Washington State Chapter
For years, we in Washington supported First Nations legal fees against the Trans Mountain pipeline in a fundraising effort called Pull Together. We organized events and had a blast building community while we worked to stop the project. Our…
District of Columbia Chapter
The DC Chapter Beyond Gas Subcommittee co-chairs wrote to the CEO of DC's new Green Bank asking that the bank exclude all fossil fuel projects from its lending.
Tennessee Chapter
In her Sierra Club career, all spent with the Chickasaw Group in Western Tennessee, she has worked on a great many campaigns. The biggest one took place around fifteen years ago. - Environment, Leadership By Marshall Adesman, Volunteer Writer
Massachusetts Chapter
The typical solution employed by municipal governments to control mosquito-borne diseases is to spray synthetic petrochemical pesticides (Anvil 10+10, a pyrethroid), even though it is the least effective and most environmentally damaging method.
North Star Chapter
Electing the Clean Water and Climate Champions we need now - While mail-in ballots will continue to come in for a few more days, it looks likely that Sierra Club endorsed candidates were undefeated in Tuesday’s primary.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The Sierra Club has joined with 25 top environmental, health, and business groups to support Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s proposed ordinance requiring all-electric buildings for new construction. The ordinance would deliver healthier homes while…
New Jersey Chapter
Today, August 12, marks the 6th anniversary of PennEast’s proposal for their pipeline. NJ Sierra Club joined with Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Berks Gas Truth, and the Pipeline Safety Coalition to fight the pipeline and organize the community.
New Jersey Chapter
Today, the NJ Board of Public Utilities said that it will conduct a post-mortem investigation into power companies’ storm response. This comes after large public outcry because of the 1.4 million customers who were in the dark after Tropical Storm…