Blog posts from around the country
Georgia Chapter
The Sierra Club Georgia Chapter partnered with Patagonia Atlanta to bring the No Man's Land Film Festival to Agnes Scott College in Decatur on July 26.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen
Boy did I overestimate my ETA! I was driving to the Geraldine Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve, just south of Warren, Texas, from Humble. I thought it would take 2.5 hours. But that, in my hazy memory, was the time it took…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center
I’m deviating from my usual articles about local wildlife and addressing an issue that should be important to all of us. It’s the plastic pollution of our oceans. Why should we be concerned? Plastic is killing…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen
On April 13th two tornadoes touched down in Davy Crockett National Forest. About 4,000 acres of forest were affected by the tornadoes. The Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club (Sierra Club) were…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Much of the momentum building behind the Green New Deal has been led by youth activists. That being said, this movement needs the support of everyone, regardless of age. It is going to take ALL of us to transform our society and economy to win the…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Sea level rise will cause unavoidable inundation all over the world. The question is: How we can best plan for it and adapt to it? Canoeing to Trader Joe’s may feel authentic, but it will lose its appeal after a while.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Marin County has the highest level of racial disparity in all of California across the issues of economic opportunity, health access, and housing. An ongoing conflict over Marin's largest public housing complex, Golden Gate Village, threatens to…
Delaware Chapter
Some great ways to reduce your plastic footprint, while also re-using some old materials!
North Carolina Chapter
The "billboard protection act" is heading to Gov. Roy Cooper's desk after the House approved Senate changes to the measure. Cassie Gavin explains what may happen next.
Florida Chapter
The City Council of Satellite Beach unanimously passed a resolution committing the city to transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy for the entire community by 2050 and for municipal operations by 2022.