Blog posts from around the country
Harvey Broome Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
Harvey Broome Group July 2021 Newsletter - Knox County Gets First Electric School Bus
Tennessee Chapter
What's inside: Find out why Sierra Club is suing Coca-Cola, Update on Sierra COVID protocol (meeting in person again!), Eminent domain fights in Memphis, plus fun facts about sunflowers
San Francisco Bay Chapter
On Wednesday, June 2nd, nearly 200 people spoke on refinery emissions Rule 6-5 at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Board Meeting. Throughout more than five and a half hours of public comment, we heard from over 100 environmental…
Angeles Chapter
Earlier this month, Culver City voted to phase out and clean up oil wells within the city’s borders by July 28, 2026.
North Star Chapter
Earlier today, Great River Energy (GRE) announced that the utility would be selling its Coal Creek Station power plant to Rainbow Energy Center instead of retiring it as planned. Sierra Club had previously praised GRE for its plans to close Coal…
Lone Star Chapter
While Texas rarely sees meaningful improvements on pollution standards, one pretty good thing and one very good thing happened recently: TCEQ adopted modest rules on controlling volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in non-attainment areas (a fancy way…
Lone Star Chapter
Governor Greg Abbott called to reconvene the Texas Legislature for a special session on July 8th. What is that going to look like, and what is Sierra Club pushing for? We're asking Greg Abbott and the Texas Legislature to prioritize well being of…
New Jersey Chapter
Trenton -- Today New Jersey Board of Public Utilities awarded offshore wind solicitations to two projects that combined will develop offshore wind capacity of 2,658 MW - the largest offshore wind procurement in the history of the country. The first…
North Star Chapter
The Sierra Club began the 2021 legislative session asking our lawmakers to pass bills that would help all Minnesotans with their basic rights — clean air, water, lands and a stable climate for future generations.Together, we sent thousands of…