Blog posts from around the country
Florida Chapter
Last week, Miami-Dade County Commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of 33 battery-electric, zero emission buses. This is the largest purchase of zero emission buses on the the East Coast.
Oregon Chapter
The Oregon Chapter is excited to announce the upcoming annual Executive Committee election! The Executive Committee (or ExCom) is the volunteer Board of Directors for the Oregon Chapter. If you are a member of the Oregon Chapter, you have a right to…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for October 2019. Click the title to see the news this month.
Wisconsin Chapter
In 2017, an amendment to Wisconsin’s statutes prohibited the use of eminent domain to establish or extend recreational trails, bicycle ways, bicycle lanes, or pedestrian ways. This change has proven detrimental to entities seeking to improve…
Redwood Chapter
A California appeals court ruled Sept. 30 that Napa County violated state law in approving the large Walt Ranch vineyard development in the mountains east of the city of Napa. The decision sends the project, which would destroy more than 300 acres…
Four Lakes Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
This series is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Dane County and the Four Lakes Group is a co-sponsor. The series calls attention to the problems of climate change we face here and the opportunity to discuss responses and possible solutions…
Four Lakes Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
Hosted by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, the Four Lakes Group is a sponsor and exhibitor at this conference.
Massachusetts Chapter
As the early Sunday morning sun rays shone over Springfield Union Station, my girlfriend Corinne and I walked into the wide-open atrium of the station. Above our heads, we were greeted by the giant electronic timetable board.