Blog posts from around the country
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
The Mississippi River Network’s recent River Days of Action called attention to the need to protect the Mississippi River through conservation, advocacy, and activism.
North Carolina Chapter
Any road to change comes with a few speed bumps. North Carolinians interested in switching to electric vehicles have plenty of questions - especially those who live in or travel through rural areas, where EV stations are far apart. These hesitations…
New Jersey Chapter
The Senate Environment and Energy Committee heard testimony from several environmental advocates, including the Sierra Club, New Jersey chapter on S426(Smith). The bill requires producers of packaging products sold in New Jersey to adopt and…
Florida Chapter
A packed County Commission meeting brings out concerned North Central Florida residents opposed to the Northern Turnpike Extension. All of the proposed routes would cut through vulnerable communities and sensitive environmental lands in Sumter and…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Join us in urging the Board of the East Bay Community Energy to reject a costly proposal and instead refocus ratepayer funds back to the agency's core goals of cleaner energy and local development.
New Jersey Chapter
The NJ Turnpike Authority (NJTA) has proposed a destructive widening of the Newark Bay Extension, which runs through Newark, Bayonne, and Jersey City. The widening is expensive, socially inequitable, and environmentally devastating. This is an…
New Jersey Chapter
The 2022-2023 session of the NJ Legislature began in January. The NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club has so far taken positions on 24 pending bills and resolutions.
New Jersey Chapter
Environmental groups scored a major win in March when the Sierra Club, Delaware PennFuture, and the Clean Air Council obtained a settlement halting construction of a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Wyalusing Township, Pa. The builder,…
New Jersey Chapter
As the 2022 election cycle swings into full gear, the Political Committee has been busy once again. Several more congressional endorsements have been made, and only a few remain to be considered before the November 8 General Election. We…