Blog posts from around the country
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for April 2017. Click the title to see the news this month.
Maine Chapter
Olin Jenner, an executive committe member of Sierra Club Maine, beseeched Maine legislators to phase out the use of plastic bags, which waste energy, pollute our environment, damage our oceans, and kill wildlife.
Maine Chapter
Executive committe member Olin Jenner recently gave testimony on behalf of Sierra Club to urge Maine's legislators to take more action to address sea level rise and increased storm surges. Sierra Club supports LD 469.
Maine Chapter
Sierra Club Executive Committee member Olin Jenner recently gave testimony at the Maine Legislature in support of LD 450: An act to prevent oil spills in Casco Bay.
Florida Chapter
Sierra Club and the Gulf Restoration Network asked a federal agency to halt a fracked gas pipeline that spans Florida's Sabal Trail until misinformation is corrected and an additional study is completed.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The Sierra Club and SF Baykeeper, represented by Earthjustice, have filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging Oakland’s ban on handling and storage of coal in Oakland. The groups also filed a motion to dismiss Tagami’s lawsuit.
Lone Star Chapter
Texas House Public Health Committee unanimously voted to move to a full House vote legislation that would slow down Sid Miller's feral hog poison plan.