Blog posts from around the country
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
Marking the January anniversary of the 1969 oil spill, the Santa Barbara Independent posed the provocative question, “Is Big Oil Dead in Santa Barbara?” It called recent developments, “so wildly unlikely they would not have been imaginable even a…
Wisconsin Chapter
Background
Months ago, activists and over 35 local organizations united in opposition to the proposed bicameral bill that would criminalize various forms of protest under the guise of cracking down on so-called “riots.”
New Jersey Chapter
February 4th marks Rosa Parks’ birthday and is commemorated annually as Transit Equity Day, a day that recognizes the civil rights icon (along with many others) and advocates for public transit as a civil right.
District of Columbia Chapter
The Sierra Club testified on a District Department of Transportation contract to convert the District's street lights to energy-efficient LEDs. The Sierra Club supports highly efficient LEDs, but urged that three elements of the contract be revised…
WNC Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
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Join us & Drew Jones, fresh from the Glasgow Climate conference, for what Drew characterizes as “founded hope.”
Climate Interactive Co-Founder and Co-Director Andrew (Drew) Jones…
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
CWLP's application to the IEPA for a coal ash closure permit is yet another example of CWLP disregarding the significant concerns and opposition raised by local residents and environmental advocates.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for February 2022. Click the title to see the news this month.
New Jersey Chapter
Today the Senate Transportation Committee released S759 (Diegnan/Greenstein): The bill requires DEP to develop and implement electric school bus program; provides for $15 million in the first year and $15 million annually in subsequent two years to…
Piasa Palisades Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
For as long as it has been in existence as a focused subcommittee of Piasa Palisades Group, Metro East Green Alliance has pledged to hold fossil fuel polluters accountable to the communities they have harmed and to support the buildout of clean…