Blog posts from around the country
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Volunteer to plant trees with the Sierra Club! Once a month, our Tree Team plants trees in sidewalks all around Oakland.
Georgia Chapter
Nearly 100 people from across the state gathered in front of the Public Service Commission on Sept. 30 to protest Georgia Power’s proposed rate increases.
Florida Chapter
Last week, Miami-Dade County Commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of 33 battery-electric, zero emission buses. This is the largest purchase of zero emission buses on the the East Coast.
Oregon Chapter
The Oregon Chapter is excited to announce the upcoming annual Executive Committee election! The Executive Committee (or ExCom) is the volunteer Board of Directors for the Oregon Chapter. If you are a member of the Oregon Chapter, you have a right to…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for October 2019. Click the title to see the news this month.
Wisconsin Chapter
In 2017, an amendment to Wisconsin’s statutes prohibited the use of eminent domain to establish or extend recreational trails, bicycle ways, bicycle lanes, or pedestrian ways. This change has proven detrimental to entities seeking to improve…
Redwood Chapter
A California appeals court ruled Sept. 30 that Napa County violated state law in approving the large Walt Ranch vineyard development in the mountains east of the city of Napa. The decision sends the project, which would destroy more than 300 acres…
Four Lakes Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
This series is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Dane County and the Four Lakes Group is a co-sponsor. The series calls attention to the problems of climate change we face here and the opportunity to discuss responses and possible solutions…