Blog posts from around the country
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen
Early on Monday morning, January 20, 2020, Martin Luther King Junior’s national holiday, a group of Houston Sierra Club volunteers drove to Big Thicket National Preserve, Big Sandy Creek Unit, to honor this civil rights “pioneer”…
Santa Barbara Group / Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter / California
Santa Barbara County Supervisor and environmental champion, Joan Hartmann, is facing unscrupulous tactics by oil-backed candidate, Bruce Porter, leading up to the March 3 primary election.
Lone Star Chapter
For Sierra Club, every year is an election year. In our most recent statewide leadership elections, Juan Mancias, Brandon Morton, and Andrew Balinsky were elected to the Executive Committee that governs the Lone Star Chapter.
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
Many thanks to everyone who participated in our 2020 Santa Cruz Group Executive Committee Election. Election results have been compiled and the top 3 candidates are shown in the article. Our new Executive Committee members are Steve McGuirk, Bob…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Due to a wide array of public concerns about the impacts of the I-45 expansion/realignment project on existing neighborhoods and bayou park lands, Houston's City Planning Dept. scheduled three public meetings to take comments....
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Massachusetts Chapter
In December, Miranda Catsambas, Climate Leadership Fellow for the Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter, attended a rally and march in support of affordable housing in the new Suffolk Downs redevelopment project in East Boston. Read Miranda's blog post…
Massachusetts Chapter
It has been an exciting week in the world of Massachusetts climate advocacy. Both Governor Baker and the Massachusetts State Senate have put forward promises to address the climate crisis. While these commitments still leave Massachusetts behind…
Pennsylvania Chapter
The Allegheny Group Sierra Club’s Huplits Wildlife Grants Committee is seeking grant proposals to help protect animal wildlife and wildlife habitat in Pennsylvania. Approximately $60,000.00 will be available for the 2020 Huplits Wildlife Grant…