Blog posts from around the country

Kentucky Chapter
An Endocrine Disrupter Cocktail and a Side of Nanoparticles: Are Plastics Harming Our Health? by Judith Humble
Kentucky Chapter
LG&E-KU Settles with Intervenors on Utility Rates Drew Foley, Kentucky Chapter Chair:
Angeles Chapter
Founded in 1955, the Sierra Peaks Section (SPS) offered its first official trip May 5-6, 1956, to Deer Mountain in the Southern Sierra.
Angeles Chapter
The vast majority of people are being intentionally misled when it comes to recycling and don’t seem to know that most of what we recycle actually ends up in a landfill or the ocean.
Angeles Chapter
“Sweat or pay” was my fair ask of fellow volunteers. But for the severe financial impacts that COVID has brought to nonprofits, I’m asking proud Sierra Club members to pay a little extra. Here’s why.   
Napa Sierra Club Group / Redwood Chapter / California
Our May/June 2021 Newsletter
WNC Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Karla Furnari, Buncombe County Planner, presented an update on planned greenways in Buncombe County and when they can be expected. This program was presented via Zoom.  A recording of this program can be found here:  https://www.…
Range of Light Group / Toiyabe Chapter / Nevada
At 3pm on the 22nd of May (Saturday), the Sierra Club Board of Directors voted unanimously to adopt a new policy on wild horses and burros.  The new policy was introduced by Ross Macfarlane, the Club’s Vice President for Conservation.  He…
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
There are moves afoot to bring back beavers to our local creeks, and the Sierra Club is one of its advocates.
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
The eminent biologist E.O. Wilson has argued that to preserve biodiversity, we need to set aside half the planet for wild nature. Now, conservation groups, including the Sierra Club, are laying out a road map to reach that "half Earth" goal,…