Blog posts from around the country
Kansas Chapter
Over the last six months, Kansas Sierra Club has focused on getting reasonable siting standards in place for county guidelines for utility scale solar facilities. Planning Commissions in Johnson and Douglas Counties in northeast Kansas have been…
Kansas Chapter
Did you know that our chapter is run by volunteers? Our chapter executive committee members are responsible for fundraising, communications, administrative and political advocacy, conservation, environmental education, and litigation, as well as…
Kansas Chapter
Ranchers in Kansas and northern Oklahoma burned 2.1 million acres of grasslands during the annual, spring burn season of 2022. This was slightly less than the 2.15 million acre annual average since the year 2000. This resulted in an exceedance of…
Kansas Chapter
The future of water protection under the 50-year-old Clean Water Act (CWA) looks grim. Instead of celebrating its Golden Anniversary, Sierra Club and other environmental groups are lining up for a U. S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) battle.
Last month,…
Atlantic Chapter
The Legislature and Governor enacted historic funding levels for environmental programs - but opportunities to advance critical climate policy on building electrifica