Blog posts from around the country

Chicago Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
By Suzy Schlosberg, Chicago Youth Alliance for Climate Action
Washington State Chapter
The Port Angeles Harbor was once lined with plywood, pulp and paper mills for many decades. These left a legacy of contaminants in the Harbor sediments and town soils. Toxic air emissions reached back to the Olympic National Park harming trees and…
Washington State Chapter
If your new year resolution was to get more involved in protecting our orca and salmon, you’re in luck. As we ring in the new year, we also welcome two new opportunities to effectively protect our endangered salmon, and the Resident Southern orca…
Wisconsin Chapter
Wisconsin Public Service Commission approved a proposal by Dairyland Power and Minnesota Power to build the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) gas plant in Superior, Wisconsin. If constructed, NTEC would cost customers an estimated $700 million.
Wisconsin Chapter
Please join us for an open house welcoming Elizabeth Ward, our new John Muir Chapter Director! We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth, our longtime program staffer, has accepted the position. She brings exceptional skills gained in her nine-plus…
Florida Chapter
A public hearing is planned on a proposed industrial ocean fish farm permit in Sarasota. The outcome of this permit decision could set a dangerous precedent for our state and country that would pave the way for more fish farms off our coasts and in…
Toiyabe Chapter
On December 20, Senator Cortez Masto introduced legislation to restrict the proposed military expansion over the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. While the legislation is a vast improvement over the military's proposal, not all concerns have been…
Washington State Chapter
At our last meeting, the Sierra Club National Board approved by far the largest political program that we have ever attempted, focused on leveraging the power of our four million members and supporters to ensure everyone who cares about our issues…
District of Columbia Chapter
Sierra Club DC Chapter Energy Committee Chair Lara Levison testified before the DC Council oversight hearing on the Department of Energy and Environment. She called for stronger transportation electrification efforts, incentives for building…
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
The Sierra Club, the nation’s largest and most powerful volunteer-driven environmental organization, has announced its new slogan – Powerful Together – in an all-out effort to be a voice in ending the climate crisis. We want to empower youth leaders…