Blog posts from around the country
Maryland Chapter
Polluted runoff is a major problem in our communities. It occurs after a rainstorm, when rainwater runs over dirty roads and parking lots and surges into our rivers and streams, and our homes. Contaminated with a deadly mixture of…
Angeles Chapter
Sierra Club Michael Brune's message about the Keystone XL pipeline vote that came within one vote of passage in the Senate on Tuesday (it had already passed the House):
Maryland Chapter
Presentation on Patapsco River Bloede Dam Removal -- CANCELLEDSerena McClain of American Rivers and Jim Thompson from Maryland DNR will discuss the status of dam removals on the Patapsco River. We regret that a last-minute schedule change…
Angeles Chapter
The U.S. and China released a groundbreaking announcement Tuesday to set ambitious goals for climate action and carbon pollution reductions.
Lone Star Chapter
Last week, the San Antonio City Council unanimously voted to move forward with the Vista Ridge Project that plans to bring 50,000 acre-feet of groundwater from Burleson County to the city. Because of our many concerns with this project, the vote was…
Maryland Chapter
By Stacy Bare, Sierra Club Outdoors DirectorOn Veterans Day -- and for several days leading up to and after Veterans Day -- we celebrate those women and men who have served their country in uniform. We're lucky at the Sierra Club to have a…
Lone Star Chapter
Without a doubt, the best environmental news from Tuesday's election in Texas was the City of Denton voting to ban new fracking in the city. The proposition passed by roughly 17%, with 58.64% voting yes and 41.36% voting no. Predictably, however,…