Blog posts from around the country

Maryland Chapter
Today Maryland Sierra Club sent a cease and desist letter to Change Maryland for inappropriate and misleading use of Sierra Club’s name. Additionally, Sierra Club wrote to Facebook urging them to tag three ads written by Gov. Larry Hogan and…
North Carolina Chapter
The big news from the N.C. General Assembly this week was that the House pushed through an omnibus energy bill (H 951 “Modernize Energy Generation”) on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning in a midnight session. The Sierra Club opposes the measure…
Loma Prieta Chapter
Ravenswood Business District/4 Corners Specific Plan, Google supports Monarch butterflies, and much more!
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…