Blog posts from around the country
North Star Chapter
Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and Kamau Wilkins, the Executive Committee Chair of the Sierra Club's Minnesota Chapter, issued the following statement on the murder of George Floyd.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is located in the northern Gulf of Mexico, approximately 115 miles from the Texas & Louisiana coast, and an expansion proposal is currently being considered....
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Alabama Chapter
What happens if you buy the wrong kind of light bulbs? If you saved the receipt, you might be able to get a refund, or swap them for the right kind. But what happens if you buy the wrong kind of power plant? If you buy a gas-fired power plant, there…
Wisconsin Chapter
In a new white paper, the Sierra Club calls for Alliant to close its Columbia plant by no later than 2030. Our economic analysis shows that Alliant could retire both Edgewater and Columbia by 2026.
Lone Star Chapter
The Sierra Club Political Committee of Texas recently unveiled its second round of endorsements for the 2020 General Election.
Virginia Chapter
RICHMOND, Virginia — The Sierra Club Virginia Chapter has released its annual legislative scorecard, a standardized scoring of legislators’ votes related to protecting Virginia’s environment, ensuring fair and equitable energy policies, and adopting…
Huron Valley Group / Michigan Chapter / Michigan
The Executive Committee of the Sierra Club Huron Valley Group expresses our deep appreciation to Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor for vetoing a section of resolution R-20-177 which would have deallocated millage funds dedicated specifically to…
Coastal Bend Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
To all Sierra Club members and supporters:
I am seeking public donations of any size to the Environmental Justice Housing Fund (EJHF), which was set up in 2014 to buy out residents of the Dona Park neighborhood (nestled among the refineries known…
Wisconsin Chapter
April 16th was Get On Board Day, a national advocacy day that is all about generating awareness and increasing support for public transportation. Though in-person celebrations of public transportation were cancelled this year, Wisconsin residents…
Wisconsin Chapter
Alliant Energy announced plans on May 22 to retire its last 380MW power generating unit at its Edgewater coal plant in Sheboygan and transition to renewable energy.