Blog posts from around the country
New Jersey Chapter
In an opinion piece that appeared in NJ.com, Sylvia Kay, a member of the Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter Executive Committee and Raghav Akula, Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter Student Liaison, describe New Jersey’s single-use plastic ban as "a big,…
Headwaters Group / Colorado Sierra Club / Colorado
Why do we tolerate the massive environmental impacts of the very rich?
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 10th November 2021
Most of our dysfunctions are caused by pandering to the rich. The way governments have allowed democracy to…
Toiyabe Chapter
Year-End Party, Donate Monthly, Clark County Sustainability Plan, Sprawl, Red Rocks, Avi Kwa Ame, Lake Tahoe Herbicides, Washoe Meadows State Park, and Every Last Drop
Sierra Peaks Section / Angeles Chapter / California
Several new pages were added to the SPS web site this week:Awards presented to SPS members, including; National Awards; Angeles Chapter Major Awards; Sierra Peaks Section Awards.
Napa Sierra Club Group / Redwood Chapter / California
With the holidays approaching, it’s a good time to revisit some thoughts on sustainability. The amount of waste produced in the U.S. between Thanksgiving and New Years increases by about 1 million extra tons or 25%, according to the EPA. During this…
Toiyabe Chapter
An amazing coalition of activists from Sierra Club, other organizations, and local Indigenous tribes are building power and public support for the designation of the Avi Kwa Ame proposed National Monument. Learn more and support this work by reading…
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
For years, Texas-based EmberClear has proposed building a costly new gas-fired power plant in Pawnee, Illinois. Now their operating permit is up for Illinois EPA approval—and we have a chance to stop it.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Today, the Richmond City Council reached a monumental settlement with the Levin-Richmond Terminal Corporation to phase out the storage of coal and petcoke in the city by the end of 2026. The settlement closes the chapter on a legal fight between the…
Wisconsin Chapter
Earlier this fall, Republican legislators introduced a slate of bills intended to expand privileges for sport hunters. Many of these bills require the DNR to loosen their regulations on hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges.