Blog posts from around the country
Alabama Chapter
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (June 7, 2018) — Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin became the first mayor of an Alabama city to sign Gasp’s “Mayors for 100% Sustainable Energy Pledge” (signed document attached). Gasp defines sustainable energy as energy generated…
Alabama Chapter
Register today to join our friends at the Alabama Rivers Alliance on their annual #DefendRivers paddle! Sign up today and reserve your boat so we can be sure to have one for you.
Alabama Chapter
Southern Exposure Film Fellowship is *beyond excited* to welcome the 2018 class of Southern Exposure Film Fellows! These super talented filmmakers arrived in Alabama yesterday and are hitting the ground running with an orientation followed by a trip…
Maryland Chapter
On June 27th, Sierra Club members and supporters attended the Maryland Climate on Climate Change meeting to demand Maryland move forward with a plan to implement a climate-friendly, clean, safe, and equitable transportation system. Our…
Grand Canyon Chapter
TUCSON, Arizona— This morning, the Bureau of Land Management released a long-awaited draft plan for managing the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA), signaling its intention to open an additional 19,000 acres to livestock…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT), as managed by the U.S. Forest Service (FS), consist of four national forests, Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, Angelina, and Sabine, and two national grasslands (NGs), Caddo and Lyndon Baines Johnson…
North Carolina Chapter
The General Assembly set up a challenge to the governor's powers in the closing days of this year's "short session," putting a constitutional amendment on the ballot would maximize the legislature’s ability to control executive branch functions.…
Massachusetts Chapter
The Massachusetts Senate passed an ambitious energy omnibus bill on Thursday, June 14, compiling several pieces of legislation that would keep Massachusetts on track to meet its 2050 greenhouse gas reduction goal: reducing emissions to 80% below…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
In late June the Texas Supreme Court struck down Laredo's single use plastic bag ban, deciding that it violates state law. This ruling effectively makes all local plastic bag ban ordinances in Texas unenforceable. Supporters of...
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