Blog posts from around the country

U.S. State Department Complete Embarrassment at Tar Sands Public Meeting

Mar 8 2017

The U.S. State Department hosted a public meeting in Bemidji Tuesday to get public comments on a permit to increase the amount of tar sands piped through northern Minnesota. Instead of putting its best foot forward, the State Department offered a…

Threats from the Back 40 Mine

Wisconsin Chapter

Mar 8 2017

Aquila Resources, a Canadian exploration company, has proposed an open pit mine deeper than the height of Wisconsin’s tallest building, Milwaukee’s U.S. Bank tower.

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Angeles Chapter

Mar 8 2017

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Angeles Chapter

Mar 8 2017

A Democratic Sierra Club Demands Grassroots Participation

Tell Me About the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas

Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas

Mar 7 2017

This article is one of several that will be written over the four-year period during the revision of the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT) Forest Plan (FP). The planning process includes... (Read More)

New 2017 Forest Plan Effort Begins With Assessment

Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas

Mar 7 2017

The intent of public participation in the assessment phase is to provide opportunities for the public to share its knowledge of existing forest conditions and identify concerns about trends and perceptions of risk to social, economic, and ecological…

Forest Service Begins 2017 Planning Effort

Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas

Mar 7 2017

March 2017, the U.S. Forest Service (FS), begins a four-year process to revise the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT) Forest Plan (FP). FPs are revised every 10-15 years, however our FP is 21 years old! We are overdue for a…