Blog posts from around the country

Atlantic Chapter
Having been a serious naturalist since childhood and now a grandfather as well as a father, nothing is more important to me than protecting the remarkable, highly evolved biosphere within which we coevolved -- a biosphere now in a crisis that th
Atlantic Chapter
I have over 30 years experience as a Sierra Club member, serving on the PubCom for the Sierra Atlantic, the Energy Committee, Co-Chairing the Beyond Fossil Gas & Oil Committee, Chairing the Zero Waste Committee and serving as a member of the N
North Star Chapter
When Mauricio Leon moved to Minnesota four years ago to get his Master’s degree in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy from the University of Minnesota, he brought with him a native Costa Rican’s appreciation of biodiversity and an…
North Star Chapter
For 20 years, Ginny Yingling performed a wide range of roles for Sierra Club, being part of—and benefiting from—Sierra Club’s growth during that period. Indeed, she played a large role in its growth into the 21st Century.
North Star Chapter
Chuck Dayton has been defending Minnesota’s environment longer than many of us have been alive. This is his story. Soon after graduating from a Michigan law school in 1964, Chuck went on a Sierra Club outing in Colorado. He then joined his local…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
With coal exports ramping up at the Levin Terminal on the Richmond waterfront, the City Council last night took an important step toward protect the community from deadly coal dust pollution.
Pennsylvania Chapter
Yesterday Pennsylvania, along with a bipartisan group of governors from eight other states and the Mayor of Washington DC, announced a plan to design a regional policy to limit climate disrupting carbon pollution from the transportation sector.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Since its founding in the late 1960’s, the Houston Sierra Club (Sierra Club) has advocated for flood management that not only “Keeps people out of harm’s way” but also “Works with, and not against Nature”. These two principles, along with public…
Virginia Chapter
CONTACTLily Franklin, Legislative Director at the Office of Delegate Sam Rasoul(540)309-7392, delsrasoul@house.virginia.gov
New Jersey Chapter
Today the Drinking Water Quality Institute (DWQI) will hold a meeting to discuss previous DWQI MCL Recommendations on PFNA and1,2,3-TCP – NJDEP MCL rule adoption and implementation b. PFOA and PFOS – status of DWQI recommendations. In September, DEP…