Blog posts from around the country
Vermont Chapter
Montpelier – Today, the Vermont House of Representatives passed the FY23 budget, H.740, with unprecedented investments in climate action and resilience, which will hel
Maryland Chapter
The Maryland General Assembly is now beyond the crossover date. We’ve had some significant successes and some disappointments, but we are still in the midst of a strong push to get good bills enacted.
Lone Star Chapter
Gulf Coast communities are speaking out against expanding gas export infrastructure as this will endanger their communities and environment, which are already overburdened by industry presence, and will do nothing to help Europe or Ukraine in the…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Tom DouglasTwo recent Environmental Roundtable sessions have addressed flooding in the Buffalo Bayou Watershed. The most recent one, held on March 8, focused on proposals for the construction of flood tunnels....
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Michigan Chapter
Lansing, MI - On Thursday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer was able to strike a deal with the Michigan legislature to pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill totaling $4.7 billion to upgrade Michigan’s failing infrastructure. The deal includes $1.7 billion…
York River Group of the Virginia Sierra Club / Virginia Chapter / Virginia
Three of Virginia’s legislators spoke about the fate of several bills from the Virginia General Assembly 2022 Session that are important to the Sierra Club.
New Jersey Chapter
TRENTON, NJ – Today, the Senate and Assembly passed S2363 (Smith) / A2065 (Coughlin). The bill gives food pantries a 6 month extension from the law prohibiting sale and distribution of plastic and paper carryout bags by certain businesses. The bill…
New Jersey Chapter
TRENTON, NJ – Today, the Senate passed A642 (Coughlin) / S1369 (Vitale) with a vote of 35-1. This bill would authorize the use of steel slag as an aggregate in industrial and commercial development and in the remediation of contaminated sites…
Angeles Chapter
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter is pleased to announce the digital publication of our 2021 Annual Report.
2021 was an incredibly challenging year that underscored the urgency of transforming our wor
Michigan Chapter
Lansing, MI - The Sierra Club Michigan Chapter is pleased to announce that Sarah Tresedder and Stephanie Szymas have been hired as the new Communications Coordinator and Development Director, respectively. Tresedder will oversee both traditional and…