Blog posts from around the country
Wisconsin Chapter
On April 3 – 8, hundreds of students throughout the University of Wisconsin system gathered to learn about tar sands and organize in opposition to them.
Lone Star Chapter
Citing the need to further evaluate public feedback, the Bureau of Land Management has withdrawnall Texas acres from a federal fossil fuel auction slated for April 20 in Santa Fe, N.M.
Florida Chapter
Despite the politicization of the issue, no one living in Florida can deny the reality of climate change.
Lone Star Chapter
More than 70 people attended the Save RGV from LNG kickoff campaign on Monday, April 11 to learn more about the liquefied natural gas export terminals proposed for the Port of Brownsville and the negative impacts they could bring to the Rio Grande…
Maryland Chapter
The Montgomery County Sierra Club Group just released its new and improved digital newsletter. Check it out online. This issue features stories on the Green Bank of Montgomery County, the new Maryland Community Solar Program, Composting…
Seattle ICO / Washington State Chapter / Washington
Great ICO trip to Saltwater State Park and the MaST Center. Saltwater is located in Des Moines, halfway between Seattle and Tacoma and it offers 1,445 feet of shoreline on Puget Sound. The Marine, Science and Technology Center provided a great look…
Maryland Chapter
Upper Marlboro, MD -- Today, the Prince George’s County Council voted unanimously to ban hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, within the county. The measure, introduced by Councilwoman Mary Lehman, amends the zoning ordinance to prohibit…
Sonoma Group / Redwood Chapter / California
Come defend free access to the Sonoma Coast! California State Parks is proposing setting up fee collection stations at parking lots at some of our most beloved beaches, including Goat Rock, Bodega Head and Shell Beach....
Massachusetts Chapter
Change doesn’t happen unless people vote for it — and the changes needed to expedite our country’s shift away from fossil fuels won’t occur on a scale dramatic enough to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis unless legions of voters focused…
North Star Chapter
Communities came together on April 6th as Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC) launched their Environmental Justice campaign with an organizing meeting. The subjects of discussion involved the Clean Power Plan (CPP) and the Hennepin Energy…