Blog posts from around the country

District of Columbia Chapter
The Sierra Club called on the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development to end delays in building a resilient microgrid at the new hospital planned in Ward 8.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter’s new Sustainable Food and Agriculture Committee is committed to supporting local policies addressing 1. Good Food for All 2. Local and Sustainable Farming Practices and 3. Reducing Food Waste.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
In an exciting update to Susan Hopp’s Fall 2021 Yodeler article, potential damage to the biologically rich watershed of Mount Tamalpais has been stopped — for now. The Watershed Alliance of Marin (WAM) and Friends of Muir Woods Park filed a lawsuit…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
2021 will be remembered as a year of historic drought, wildfire, and other signs of a rapidly changing climate, not to mention the ongoing pandemic. But, on a hopeful note, it was a promising year for climate literacy.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The San Francisco Bay Chapter lost one of its most prolific, dedicated, thorough, and earnest day hike leaders when Guy Mayes passed away in the early morning of September 17th, 2021, at the age of 76.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Shoreline communities in the Bay Area are suffering the worst impacts from climate change-induced sea level rise. Decades of government-led exclusionary housing and redlining, coupled with disinvestment and inaction, left these communities…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The future of coho salmon in California could be decided in March by the Marin County Board of Supervisors. They will be voting on a proposed Stream Conservation Area (SCA) Ordinance, which focuses on saving critical salmonid habitat in the San…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The San Francisco Bay-Delta ecosystem is the most invaded estuary in the world — with ship ballast water the dominant vector for introducing new invasions. Regulating ballast water discharges is the most effective action available to address the…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Having worked on electoral reform for several years, and as Chair of the Chapter’s Nominations and Elections Committee for 2020 and 2021, I celebrate every one of our members who took the time to participate in our Winter elections. Now, I ask you…
Range of Light Group / Toiyabe Chapter / Nevada
Mining Hot Creek, 30x30, Groundwater Sustainability, Fish Slough, Bridgeport Southwest Rangeland, and more!