Blog posts from around the country
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…
North Carolina Chapter
The N.C. Senate today (June 29) voted 35-11 to accept House changes to S 605, the Farm Act of 2021. The House removed a section that would have weakened protections for whistleblowing workers but retained an environmentally harmful proposal to…
Lone Star Chapter
On June 24th, San Antonio's City Council heard from the Emergency Committee. At this meeting, CPS Energy's Spruce 1 Coal plant was named the number reason behind the city's power outages. Energy injustice is threatening the lives and wellbeing of…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Last month, the San Francisco Bay, Loma Prieta, and Redwood chapters of the Sierra Club joined together to present a three-day webinar series: Why We Need Nature-Based Adaptation to Sea Level Rise. Decision-makers, their staff, and the public…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Washington, DC -- Today, the Supreme Court ruled that private companies can take state land for new fracked gas pipelines, likely speeding the construction of the controversial PennEast pipeline project.
Oregon Chapter
Despite a united effort by environmental and good governance advocates, the Oregon Legislature wrapped up the 2021 session without taking action to curb the unethical behavior of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI). House Bill 2357, which…
Piasa Palisades Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Join us on Tuesday, July 13th at 6pm for an interactive Film and Story of the Wood River Coal Power Plant
This event will present the twenty minute documentary "Wood River Station", produced and presented by John Woodall, recent graduate of…