Blog posts from around the country

New Jersey Chapter
This evening, Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-26) challenged Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 118, but Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald (D-6) moved to table the motion. Executive Order 118, which was signed last week, directed all state parks and…
New Jersey Chapter
Last week, the New Jersey Sierra Club sent letters to the Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Consumer Affairs expressing concern that the City of Lambertville is still moving forward with a controversial development project during the…
New Jersey Chapter
The NJ State Senate & Assembly will have an electronic voting session on Monday, April 13th. One of the bills up for a vote will be S2346 (Sarlo)/ A3139(Calabrese) that would extend certain State, regional, county, and municipal agency permit…
Utah Chapter
Help us gain a wilderness designation for 8.4 million acres of land in Utah by getting in touch with your representative in regard to America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act.
North Carolina Chapter
Ten years ago, we were aghast to witness one of the world's worst offshore drilling catastrophes - the deadly explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The danger of that kind of disaster is one reason why the Sierra…
Utah Chapter
The Utah Sierra Club gathered to stand in solidarity with the Utah Coalition to Keep Families Together at Mary Jackson Elementary in Salt Lake City.
Florida Chapter
Sierra Club Florida has released its Florida Legislator Scorecard for 2020. It is designed to give a snapshot of legislators' votes on environmental bills.
Lone Star Chapter
A virtual town this Thursday entitled, “Our Power, Our Water,” promises to unpack and expand upon the outlet’s fifth broadcast about utility justice.
Lone Star Chapter
In a virtual meeting, three elected Commissioners of the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) considered a petition to “prorate” oil production during the COVID-19 emergency. The Commission’s immediate concern is whether they should act on a petition by…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen Chambers County is our neighbor and it is just southeast of Harris County and east of Baytown. When I think of Chambers County I think of coastal prairie, Smith Point, Galveston Bay, oyster reefs, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge…