Blog posts from around the country
Virginia Chapter
This piece was originally published in the Winter 2016-2017 issue of the Old Dominion Sierran, the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter's quarterly newletter. The full issue can be found here.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
In late January, the emperor goose descended on the 18th fairway of the Sharp Park Golf Course and treated Pacifica residents with a rare sighting. Perhaps while circling the sky, the goose could see what the City of San Francisco continues to deny…
Toiyabe Chapter
A new poll westwide confirms that westerners like public lands and want to keep National Monument designations in place.
Delta Chapter
Turnout for the Jan 12, 2017 LDEQ USACE public hearing on the Bayou Bridge pipeline project was outstanding. Opposition to the pipeline greatly outnumbered supporters. Hearing testimony was at times factual, emotional, and even entertaining. Thanks…
Lone Star Chapter
The Texas Sierra Club team is excited to welcome three outstanding volunteer interns for the Winter/Spring terms. Two of our new interns are working with our communications team to bolster our capacity in research, writing, social media, and other…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Also known as in-law units or granny flats, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are small homes added to lots that already have a house. They might be backyard cottages or basement or garage conversions. Compared to apartments, ADUs use fewer…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
On January 24th, the Richmond City Council voted 6-0 to adopt the Richmond Hills Initiative, thereby protecting from development 430 acres of beautiful hillside land in the El Sobrante Valley of Richmond.
Lone Star Chapter
Pipeline billionaire Kelcy Warren and Energy Transfer Partners has given almost $900,000 to Governor Greg Abbott. He now sits, unconfimed by the Texas Senate, on the Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission.
Maryland Chapter
On Monday January 30th, 2017, the Sierra Club and partner organizations sent the following letter to Ben Grumbles, Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environmenta, regarding Maryland's involvement in the Volkswagon settlement.