Blog posts from around the country
New Jersey Chapter
Today Phil Murphy will be inaugurated as the new Governor of New Jersey. The New Jersey Sierra Club had endorsed Phil Murphy, and the new Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, from the beginning. We believe that under their leadership, New Jersey’s…
New Jersey Chapter
Today Phil Murphy was sworn in as the new Governor of New Jersey. The New Jersey Sierra Club had endorsed Phil Murphy, and the new Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, from the beginning. We believe that under their leadership, New Jersey’s environment will…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
I stopped my car. Something was not right, I told Elizabeth and David. I thought to myself, “When all else fails, look at the directions!” Elizabeth pulled the National Park Service (NPS) notification for Longleaf Pine planting...
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
At the Starbucks in Meyerland, I met Mary, David, Mary, and Constance. It was “Brrr cold”, although the sun shone bright this early Saturday morning. We piled into two cars...
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North Carolina Chapter
The state House unanimously passed a bill that offers direction and critically needed funds to state agencies to take steps to address chemical contamination of drinking water in Wilmington and statewide. But, as Cassie Gavin explains, the Senate…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
I got to Marysee Prairie earlier than the others. It had been about five months since I had done any prairie restoration work on Marysee Prairie. I had worked my way...
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Delta Chapter
Representing the interests of the millions of people who use, visit, study and rely on the Atchafalaya Great River Swamp, several groups today asked a Louisiana federal district court to vacate a recent decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (…
Lone Star Chapter
Rebuilding Houston communities disproportionately impacted by Hurricane Harvey waits for no one, including the holidays.