Blog posts from around the country

Virginia Chapter
RICHMOND, Virginia — The Sierra Club Virginia Chapter today released its annual legislative scorecard, an informative scoring of legislators’ votes for constituents concerned about protecting Virginia’s environment. Votes scored include energy…
North Olympic Group / Washington State Chapter / Washington
North Olympic Group July 15, 2021 Meeting
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
"We are seeing many of the consequences [of climate change] play out around our country and around our world right now, and those are just urgent reminders that we need to get serious about getting carbon out of our electric sector,” said Director…
Lone Star Chapter
Earlier this week, Governor Abbott released a letter to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), demanding changes that Abbott falsely claims will ”increase power generation capacity and to…
North Carolina Chapter
"The House energy bill falls far short on addressing the urgent threat of climate change and supporting communities that continue to be harmed by dirty fossil fuel power plants," said Cynthia Satterfield, director of the N.C. Sierra Club. "We call…
New Jersey Chapter
The Sierra Club- NJ Chapter joined the Delaware River Keeper Network along with other environmental groups and advocates at a rally urging Governor Murphy to stop the PennEast Pipeline. In a recent 5-4 decision in the case of PennEast vs. New Jersey…
Lone Star Chapter
President Biden delivered a speech on protecting the freedom to vote just one day after a majority of Texas House Democrats left the state to block a vote on new voter suppression bills. To date, 48 states have introduced nearly 400 bills…
North Carolina Chapter
The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) voted today (July 13) to approve a petition to begin rulemaking for North Carolina to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), marking a major step by the state toward addressing climate ch
Maryland Chapter
In the wake of the Morgantown plant closure announcement and the impending new water pollution permit, the Maryland Department of the Environment is hosting a virtual public information session July 14th at 5:00 pm. Read on to learn more and…
Montgomery County / Maryland Chapter / Maryland
Facts and Future of Forest Conservation in MarylandSummary in EnglishPrepared by: Carla Cárdenas.