Blog posts from around the country

Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
For three years the Houston Sierra Club has assisted the U.S. Forest Service (FS) in restoration of blackland prairies in Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF). Scattered over the western and central part of SHNF are small (approximately 2-20 acre)…
Lone Star Chapter
On Thursday, on a 9-0 city council vote (with two abstaining), Austin became the latest city in Texas to adopt the most up to date building energy codes (the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code, or IECC) for new commercial and residential…
Lone Star Chapter
Back in March, the Obama Administration announced the sale of 13 new offshore drilling leases between 2017-2022. Ten of them would be located in the Gulf. This announcement ignited significant opposition in coastal communities, which was reinforced…
Lone Star Chapter
As the clock approached midnight, Denton City Council finally voted on the Denton Renewable Plan, which would increase its renewable energy use to 70% but also include a whopping 12 new natural gas power plants. Despite opposition from dozens of…
Florida Chapter
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners rejected the recommendation by FWC staff to hold a modified hunt this year, postponing the black bear hunt until 2017.
Big Bend Group / Florida Chapter / Florida
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Toiyabe Chapter
ess than a hundred years ago, the East and West Lyell Glaciers in Yosemite were connected.
Florida Chapter
Take the Pinellas County BP survey and ask for funding for electric bus charging infrastructure.
Maryland Chapter
Our natural places help refresh our spirits, clear our minds, and promote healthful living. But as we commune with the spaces we love, awareness and prevention of lyme disease and other illnesses associated with ticks are critical for sustainable…
Wisconsin Chapter
“The Sierra Club – John Muir Chapter is very disappointed in the action of Great Lakes Regional Body and the Governors of the Great Lakes states. There was a viable alternative for Waukesha to have clean water. Instead, Wisconsin’s DNR and the…