Blog posts from around the country
Tennessee Chapter
Dr. Joe Schiller, longtime member of the Sierra Club and active participant/advisor to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Conservation Committee, is the 2020 recipient of the Conservation Education Award presented by the Soil Conservation Service and…
Croatan Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Recycling wind turbine blades is becoming a reality...
https://www.ecowatch.com/amp/wind-turbine-recycle-repurpose-2650052069
Sierra Sage of South Orange County / Angeles Chapter / California
As I write this, the coronavirus is still raging in our part of the world. Hospitals are at—and beyond—capacity, and the distribution of the vaccine has been slower than we’ve all been hoping for.
Thomas Hart Benton Group / Missouri Chapter / Kansas City Missouri
The city of Kansas City, Missouri is currently in the process of upgrading the LED Streetlights. The old sodium lights are becoming obsolete, and the worldwide switch to LED outdoor lighting is well under way. The new luminaires will be in place…
Piedmont Plateau Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
NPRBiden Moves To Have U.S. Rejoin Climate Accord
Piasa Palisades Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
The Freedom to Explore, Enjoy and Protect the Planet - A Community Conversation on African Americans and Nature will be our topic at this month's Virtual Speaker's Series.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt MannchenFor the Sierra Club, when it has outings in Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF), the idea is to have fun, learn about SHNF, find out what you can see, where you can see it, get acquainted with its’ beauty, and determine why it’s…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
“Everybody is praying,” said Mr. D, motioning with his hand to encompass the Clayton Homes community where he and 671 other residents will lose their homes for the I-45 expansion....
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New Jersey Chapter
The NJDEP is holding a virtual meeting on Thursday, January 21st at 6pm regarding the multi-million-dollar investment to restore 234 acres of Liberty State Park’s interior. The plan would use money from the Natural Resources Damages (NRD) fund to…
Wisconsin Chapter
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will be holding a meeting on Friday of this week to discuss a potential wolf hunting and trapping season–a hunt could be allowed almost immediately.