Blog posts from around the country
Hoosier Chapter
On Monday, February 16th, I met Chapter Director Robyn down at the statehouse. My visit began auspiciously with free street parking, where I pulled off a truly geometric feat of hatchback parallel placement. Upon entry into the hallowed halls,…
Oregon Chapter
On Tuesday, a Multnomah County Circuit Judge sided with supporters of environmental justice and the clean energy transition, determining that a ballot measure proposed by the Portland Police Union that would divert money from the Portland Clean…
York River Group of the Virginia Sierra Club / Virginia Chapter / Virginia
This year’s Virginia General Assembly has been very different from other recent years, after Virginia Democrats won in a landslide in the 2025 elections. As a result, many pro-environment, pro-health pieces of legislation are moving forward and are…
Wisconsin Chapter
Elizabeth Ward, Sierra Club Wisconsin Chapter Director said, “Line 5 is a threat to our water, Tribal sovereignty, and our climate. It must be shut down. The reroute does not eliminate any of those threats, and worsens some of them. The DNR has…
Angeles Chapter
Produced by the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter in partnership with Stranded Astronaut Productions, the podcast discusses climate issues across the state of California. Each episode focuses on a particular concern impacting the state; plastic waste,…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen - On February 17, 2026, I attended a Regional Flood Plan meeting sponsored by the Texas Water Development Board and the San Jacinto Regional Flood Planning Group (Region 6).
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The weather in the week before our trip had been harsh at times, but February 7 turned out to be a sunny, delightful day outdoors. The venue was the Champion Lake Unit of the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
Oregon Chapter
The Eugene Clean Energy Fund will require massive national corporations to pay a fee to fund clean energy projects that create jobs and protect Eugene’s environment, advocates say.
Finger Lakes Group / Atlantic Chapter / New York
A recent study done through the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health showed that in Massachusetts living near nuclear power plants was associated with significant increases of cancer in humans. It was published in December in the journal…