Blog posts from around the country

Terms like “white fragility” and “whiteness” may be new to you. So too, may be the acknowledgment of your own privilege and of institutionalized racism. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, there is now greater social pressure for white people…

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, we may find ourselves prioritizing precautions and safety over the environment. Even with air and water pollution decreasing, we are experiencing a glut of plastic pollution. ... (Read more)

In the Houston-Galveston Area, since 1975, there has been a successful effort to reduce our reliance on groundwater and increase our use of surface water due to the environmental impacts of groundwater over-pumping.... (Read more)

By Tom Douglas How a video of a Houston Sierra Club member’s favorite swamp found its way onto the 10 O’clock news.... (Read more)

By Brandt Mannchen In this sad and difficult time of African-American murders by police, Covid-19 stealth attacks, and increased climate change intensity, it is hard to understand how we can make a difference. On June 3, 2020, feeling numb with…

As a part of our 2020 Clean Energy Week of Action, volunteers and members of our Madison Beyond Coal team put together an entire week of action to call for clean energy throughout the state and call out Alliant Energy, Madison Gas and E

Miss connecting with environmentalists? Join us online July 9 for another social gathering from the comfort of your own home or yard. This is a great way to meet like-minded people, catch up with Sierra Club members and learn more about the Great…

June 2020 Enews

The Bureau of Land Management has withdrawn oil and gas leases that would have allowed fracking under Lake Lewisville, the drinking water supply for Dallas, Denton and other Texas cities.

All Minnesotans -- Black, white, urban, rural, Indigenous and immigrant -- are tied together. We share one home, and we are therefore united in making our communities and planet healthy for all who live here. Yet the inhumane daily assaults on…