Blog posts from around the country

Florida Chapter
Two letters were sent to Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried today from 200+ organizations to urge her to begin the phase-out of pre-harvest sugarcane field burning.
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
Transit drivers are putting themselves at risk to keep our critical transit systems running. They have reached out to the Sierra Club and asked members to help by sewing cloth masks for drivers. If you're able to help, read on.
North Star Chapter
Campaign teams advocate for legislative change on environmental issues - updates from our Clean Energy, Stop Line 3 and Land Use and Transportation teams.
New Jersey Chapter
Today [April 23], the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a loophole in the Clean Water Act supported by the Trump Administration was unlawful. The top court voted 6-3, with the majority ruling that the Clean Water Act forbids polluters from discharging…
New Jersey Chapter
Today environmental groups, activists, families, and more will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Although this landmark event will be different than any other due to the fact that people around the world are quarantined at home during the…
New Jersey Chapter
The DEP announced that NJ will invest $45 million to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. The $45 million will come from New Jersey’s $72.2 million share of the national Volkswagen settlement.
Thomas Hart Benton Group / Missouri Chapter / Kansas City Missouri
Please show your support for our invaluable local public parks that are available to us during this Covid pandemic as well as state and national parks that we will visit in the future. Please click on the title or the Sierra Club logo to find out…
Thomas Hart Benton Group / Missouri Chapter / Kansas City Missouri
What we're about NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sierra Club has cancelled all in-person events and outings between March 21st and June 14th, 2020. Only online events may be conducted during this time. Please click on the title of this…
New Jersey Chapter
The American Lung Association released its 2020 State of the Air report showing New Jersey continues to have some of the most polluted air in the nation. Nine counties in New Jersey earned F’s for ground-level ozone pollution, also known as smog.…
New Jersey Chapter
New Jersey unveiled the final Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Strategic Funding Plan. RGGI is made up of ten Mid-Atlantic and New England states that uses a reduction and auction process to encourage more market efficiencies, investments…