Blog posts from around the country
Harvey Broome Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
Sandi Schwartz is an author, journalist, and editor of her Sierra Club Group newsletter in Florida. As the founder and director of the Ecohappiness Project, her mission is to inspire and educate families to build a nature habit to feel happier and…
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
On July 12, 2022, the Sacramento Superior Court ruled in favor of the Campaign for Sustainable Transportation and the Sierra Club and against Caltrans, finding that the Caltrans Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the expansion of Highway 1 in…
Wisconsin Chapter
During 1959-1969, approximately 75% of highway construction in Wisconsin was because of the passing of the Eisenhower administration’s
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
“A silver lining of having had all of these dirty power plants is that now, we have fairly robust transmission lines in those places,” said Jack Darin, director of the Illinois chapter of the Sierra Club. “That’s a huge asset.”
North Carolina Chapter
Every year, Congress approves a bill that sets out funding for the U.S. Coast Guard. But as we've seen many times in the U.S. House and Senate, as well as the N.C. General Assembly, what should be an innocuous piece of legislation has environmental…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
As e-commerce continues to grow as a share of the economy, warehouse and last-mile delivery center developments have been proliferating around the Bay Area, from SoMA to East Oakland to Hayward to Fremont. North Richmond, an unincorporated part of…
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
This is the first in a series of articles about the Moran Lake Butterfly Habitat. This article will introduce aspects of this incredible resource. The next article will discuss challenges facing the habitat and the delays that have occurred in…
Toiyabe Chapter
We are building our new, all-volunteer Inspiring Connections Outdoors Chapter in Reno. Our first trips will be this fall. Up to 25 interested volunteers and potential trip leaders can take part in ICO’s Outdoor Leadership Training over the weekend…
Toiyabe Chapter
SCOTUS Rulings, Plastic-Free July, Nevada Rail Coalition, Inspiring Connections Outdoors, and Latino Conservation Week