Blog posts from around the country
Pennsylvania Chapter
We need substantial steps forward from the incoming Shapiro administration for bonding reform.
By Kelsey Krepps, Senior Campaign Representative, Sierra Club's Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign
Iowa Chapter
Joint testimony was filed today in MidAmerican’s Wind PRIME docket before the Iowa Utilities Board. MidAmerican’s Wind PRIME project, which would add 2,042 MW of wind and 50 MW of solar, relies on the company’s plans to continue operating 5 large…
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
The October program on Clay Bluffs Cedar Gorge Nature Preserve that had to be postponed has been rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 12. Join us on Zoom to hear the latest on this project from Ozaukee County Director of Planning and Parks Andrew…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
On October 27, 2022, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area celebrated its 50th birthday. Today, the park stretches 82,000 acres across three counties, is 60 miles long, and is one of the three most visited national parks in the United States. In…
Missouri Chapter
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released the final drafts of its proposed Operating General Permits for the state's 500+ concent
Napa Sierra Club Group / Redwood Chapter / California
Home energy upgrades are programs offered for free or as rebates by agencies (PG&E, MCE, and BayREN) to help homeowners and renters reduce energy use and utility bills. They include an energy audit detailing what actions would be most feasible…
Napa Sierra Club Group / Redwood Chapter / California
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is the largest public pension fund in the US, with more than $470 billion in assets. We conclude that engagement alone is unlikely to convince fossil fuel companies to transform at the…
Napa Sierra Club Group / Redwood Chapter / California
Do you own and use an electric or battery-powered leaf blower? Do you wonder why local landscaping companies don’t switch from the noisy, smelly gasoline-powered versions?
Napa Sierra Club Group / Redwood Chapter / California
One of the biggest impacts of humans on Gaia is the use of fossil fuels and the effect that this usage has caused. The natural carbon cycle generally pushes carbon down into the depths of the earth, and down into the ocean. When people drill or…