Blog posts from around the country
Washington State Chapter
In order to stop climate change, we need to end our dependence on fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Are you ready for action? Good! We are organizing the Sierra Club's Lobby Day at the Texas Capitol on April 11, 2019.
Come be part of the good, the bad, and the ugly otherwise known as.... Lobby Day! Spend your day with the Lone Star Chapter under…
Lone Star Chapter
Seems like it has been awhile since we mentioned it would be rather slow at the beginning as the law does not allow the State Senate or State House to actually consider bills until after 60 days of legislatin’ have passed. Well they have passed, and…
Wisconsin Chapter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3/18/19
CONTACT: Anne Reynolds, 350-Madison anne.reynolds@350madison.org
Maryland Chapter
Dick Lahn was a lobbyist for the Sierra Club in the 1970’s and was one of the region's ultimate environmentalists. He started several programs to benefit the environment of which the String of Pearls was the most well known. Read more
Wisconsin Chapter
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Enbridge v. Dane Co. at 1:30 pm on March 26. This is the culmination of a long battle that started with Dane County standing up to the behemoth pipeline company, and you won't want…
Martinez City Council loses lawsuit in a win for open-space and good-government advocates everywhere
The Contra Costa County Superior Court has ruled that the Martinez City Council’s 2017 vote to change the zoning designation for the former Pine Meadows golf course from open space to residential was illegal.
Lone Star Chapter
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Texas LNG fracked gas export terminal. Texas LNG is one of three fracked gas export terminals proposed for the Rio Grande…
Washington State Chapter
In November of 2016, an Alaska Airlines 737 took off from Sea-Tac airport. Four hours later, after an unremarkable flight, the plane touched down at Washington National. To the casual observer, the flight appeared to be just one more of the tens of…