Blog posts from around the country
Washington State Chapter
“What do you do when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn’t shining?” This is a common refrain from those that doubt our ability to move our electricity grid off of fossil fuels and towards clean energy. That group includes some of our state's…
North Carolina Chapter
Chemours Chemical Co. will face tougher requirements for monitoring, reporting, and communication about its emissions of industrial PFAs chemicals under a revised proposed consent order between the company, Cape Fear River Watch, and the N.C.…
Washington State Chapter
Scientists agree that restoring abundant Chinook salmon populations statewide is the highest priority for our orca to survive and thrive. It’s a top priority for Sierra Club in this year’s legislative session. Here is what’s happening, and how you…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Zelda Bronstein’s recent post on 48 Hills contains inaccuracies, misleading allegations, and distortions. But the biggest problem with her claims is a complete mischaracterization of the Sierra Club’s policy on housing. The Sierra Club supports…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The long delayed Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) Longleaf Pine tree planting event, rescheduled due to the federal government shutdown, finally occurred on February 8th, in the Turkey Creek Unit next to the visitor center and head-quarter’s…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Since moving to Humble, Texas, my drives to the outings that I lead are much longer. I left my house at 7 am on Saturday morning (February 16th) to drive to the Indian Grass Prairie Preserve that the Katy Prairie Conservancy owns in Waller County…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The Houston toad was discovered in the late 1940’s but wasn’t named until 1953. John Wottring, an amateur herpetologist, heard an unfamiliar, high-pitched trill-sounding nighttime call in South Houston and it was discovered that the toad belonged to…
Redwood Chapter
On February 9 Sierra Club California followed the lead of Redwood Chapter and other chapters and groups across the state in declaring a climate emergency.
Grand Canyon Chapter
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. ― Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will make a major conservation announcement Saturday about efforts to protect Grand Canyon National Park and nearby public lands from the dangers of uranium mining.
Florida Chapter
Environmental, civic, religious and local government organizations, from the Panhandle to the Keys, sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis to voice their opposition to oil drilling in the Everglades.