Blog posts from around the country
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
By popular demand, we continue with the Jim Hines Chronicles, which reflects the emails by our premier lobbyist on the ins and outs of environmental activism. This covers the last two months. Jim is our chapter vice-chair and conservation director…
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
The empty seat on the California Coastal Commission that is reserved for an elected official in the south-central coast region was given to Meagan Harmon, a Santa Barbara city council member, via an appointment by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
It looks like an upswell of support is likely to save the 100-acre oak savannah west of the San Marcos Foothills.
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
The world needs to stop approving new coal plants and oil and gas fields immediately, shift to electric heat pumps in buildings by 2025, and phase out sales of new gas cars by 2035 to meet international climate goals. That’s the latest word from the…
Maryland Chapter
Today, several groups called on the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) to delay their recently announced June 8th vote on the initial I-495 and I-270 toll lanes expansion plan contract until the Final Environmental Impact Statement is released.
District of Columbia Chapter
Chapter Chair Catherine Plume testified before the DC Council in favor of stronger waste diversion efforts in DC and electrification of DC government vehicles.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The Sierra Club has become extremely concerned about Point Reyes National Seashore’s management of the 2,600-acre Tomales Point Elk Reserve, where tule elk are held captive behind an eight-foot, woven-wire fence. 254 individual elk (47% of the…
Piasa Palisades Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
The Irreversible Damage of Longwall Coal Mining: Subsidence and Mining Impacts in Montgomery County. The Piasa Palisades Group of Illinois Sierra Club will host its June 2021 Virtual Speaker Series program on Tuesday, June 8 from 6 – 7:30 pm.
District of Columbia Chapter
Sierra Club volunteer John More testified before the DC Council in favor of expanded funding for affordable housing and for newly built affordable housing to use clean energy rather than fossil fuels that pollute indoor air and contribute to climate…