Blog posts from around the country
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Fritz Edler, a veteran railroader and railroad safety activist, offers actions that would help protect the public from catastrophic train events. Learn what you can ask your legislators to do.
Piasa Palisades Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
After an 18-month hiatus, the Pere Marquette Park Preservation Project (PM3P), formerly known as the Cabin Restoration Project, is back to restoring historically significant structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930’s in Pere…
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Now that the threat of the Route 53 tollway extension is behind us, the question is, “What should we do with the 13-mile long strip of largely undeveloped open space once earmarked for the controversial highway project?”
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Eddie Flores, a steering committee member with Clean Power Lake County, spoke about environmental justice on WTTW - Chicago's "Latino Voices."
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Register now for our September 12 virtual speaker program to learn how blue-green algae is hurting Lake County lakes and what action is being taken to combat it.
New Jersey Chapter
EDISON, NJ -- Today, Governor Murphy visited Middlesex County’s wildlife conservation area to sign A5822 (Coughlin), legislation in memory of late State Senator Peter Barnes III. The bill renames the Dismal Swamp and the Dismal Swamp Preservation…
North Carolina Chapter
The Chapter's Green Roads State campaign is about advocating for more EV charging infrastructure in North Carolina, particularly at our numerous state parks and historic sites. Recently, we partnered with the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center to…
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
As fossil polluters stall Illinois climate legislation, UN chief sounds “code red for humanity” in call to eliminate coal and gas plants.
Iowa Chapter
Access to public records is key to a healthy democracy, regardless if these records are maintained by state, county, school or municipal employees. If government is allowed to keep public records secret, then the public does not have important…