Blog posts from around the country
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Earlier this year, Contra Costa County was poised to approve new oil and gas wells near neighborhoods in Brentwood. When the public found out, there was an incredible outcry, the result of which will be a more open and thorough consideration of the…
Gwinnett Group Of Sierra Club Georgia Chapter Supports Removal Of Lawrenceville Confederate Monument
Dan Friedman, chair of the Greater Gwinnett Group, says, “The presence of monuments commemorating a government and society that enslaved Black people is offensive to the majority of Gwinnett’s citizens and must be removed.”
Maryland Chapter
Send in Nominations by September 28th! Your Maryland Sierra Club Chapter and local Groups invite YOU to run in the Club's 2020 Elections for State & Local Club Leaders -- Any Member Can Run! Now, more than ever, we need your talent, your energy…
New Jersey Chapter
The NJ Economic Advisory Council Chairman George Zoffinger recently released the final report with recommendations for the NJ COVID-19 reopening and strong recovery. The New Jersey Sierra Club sent a green reopening proposal to Governor Murphy’s…
New Jersey Chapter
Today marks the 16th anniversary of landmark legislation to protect the Highlands, known as the Highlands Water Protection Act. This Act put in place critical protections for one of the most environmentally sensitive and ecologically important areas…
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
The Menominee River has been declared one of the nation’s 10 most endangered rivers. It's threatened by the Back 40 mine, a proposed open pit metallic sulfide mine deeper than the height of Wisconsin’s tallest building, Milwaukee’s U.S. Bank tower.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Later this month the Richmond Planning Commission will meet to consider the sale of City-owned land at Point Molate to a private developer for a luxury development. This is the last chance to stop the sale of this priceless public resource before…
New Jersey Chapter
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection has announced that they are closing two state parks this week so that staff can help nearby parks that have experienced more visitors. Fort Mott State Park in Salem County and Voorhees State Park in…