Blog posts from around the country
North Star Chapter
If the public hearing on the Line 3 tar sands in St. Paul Tuesday is any bellwether, the project should be stopped – just like Sandpiper. The overwhelming majority of attendees spoke against the Line 3 plan, which threatens the Mississippi…
Toiyabe Chapter
Nevada’s 79th legislative session ended officially on Monday, June 5. From the Sierra Club’s perspective, it was a good year. More than a dozen bills good bills passed that will move Nevada in good directions with public lands, wildlife, and…
Wisconsin Chapter
A new white paper released by the Sierra Club shows that factory farm pollution is threatening access to safe drinking water. The Legislature needs to put a moratorium on new and expanded factory farms until the Livestock Facilities Siting Law is…
Angeles Chapter
President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order that directs the Department of the Interior to review n
Maryland Chapter
On Sunday, June 11 an adventurous group of Sierra Club hikers decided to tackle the U.S. National Arboretum. The hike was split into two sections, the first loop beginning at 9AM and the second loop beginning right after a lunch break. I might have…
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 6:30 p.m. Mahon Adams Pavilion at Freedom Park, 2435 Cumberland Ave. Charlotte
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
June 24, 2017 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Blue Blaze Brewing
528 S. Turner Ave., Charlotte
Lone Star Chapter
Earlier this month, the most popular two words in the Latin language were heard in Texas politics: Sine Die. Literally, it means "without day", but it refers to the ostensible last day of the Texas legislative session. It was, by most accounts, a…
Lone Star Chapter
On Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott cut funds from important low-income and clean air planning programs, as well as brackish groundwater research, using his line item veto power. Abbott also signed SB 1731 into law, which keeps the Texas Emissions…