Blog posts from around the country

Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Galveston City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that will ban the open release of latex and mylar balloons. When balloons are released they fall back to the environment and litter beaches and ocean habitats. Deflated balloons and string can…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Cheryl ConleyNot the prettiest of birds, but vultures serve a very important purpose. They eat the carcasses of dead animals.... (Read more)
Loxahatchee Group / Florida Chapter / Florida
Learn about two Loxahatchee Group members receiving Sierra Club national awards.
Loxahatchee Group / Florida Chapter / Florida
Learn about the Loxahatchee Group's Elaine Usherson Environmental Scholarship.
Vermont Chapter
This week the Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club attended our first in-person event since March of 2021.
Lone Star Chapter
The Chaparral Coalition for Community Health and the Environment, the Sierra Club, and Earthworks (the Community Groups) reached an agreement with El Paso Electric (EPE) that will substantially reduce air pollution in El Paso and southern New Mexico…
Lone Star Chapter
Affected community members testified at a public hearing on August 11 on TPC Group’s proposed expansion of its polluting butadiene plant in the Houston Ship Channel.
San Francisco Bay Alive Campaign
With a record $75 billion state budget surplus, California’s elected officials have a critical opportunity to support the preparation for sea level rise, and invest in the protection, restoration, and resilience of the San Francisco Bay ecosystem.…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
With a record $75 billion state budget surplus, California’s elected officials have a critical opportunity to support the preparation for sea level rise, and invest in the protection, restoration, and resilience of the San Francisco Bay ecosystem.…
Loma Prieta Chapter
On Friday July 30th Roy Lambertson, long-time member and leader in the Ski Touring Section, died in a climbing accident on Black Mountain near Baxter Pass in the eastern Sierras.