Blog posts from around the country
Oregon Chapter
Insights from advocates in the movement show the urgent need to shift forest policies in drinking watersheds away from timber management and towards watershed protection and carbon storage. Better yet, boots-on-the-ground advocates outline…
Kansas Chapter
Kansas Chapter Chair Elaine Giessel has been selected to receive the Sierra Club’s 2023 Volunteer Service Award, which honors Sierra Club volunteers for strong and consistent commitment to the environment or the Club over an extended period of time.
Kansas Chapter
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) led a July 10, 2023 roundtable in Overland Park to promote and educate local leaders on federal funding for addressing the environmental impacts of unplugged abandoned…
Oregon Chapter
Impacts from the 42 day Republican walk-outs and obstruction are still being understood. Many bills that would help thousands of Oregonians died from their obstruction. On top of that, it is still not fully understood how the walkouts will affect…
Pennsylvania Chapter
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Group (SPG) comprises five counties in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Bucks. It was started in the late 70’s not long after the inauguration of the Pennsylvania…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Earlier this summer I decided to get arrested-that is, to commit civil disobedience on behalf of the climate emergency. (Not in my role as a Sierra Club member, since there is a national policy generally prohibiting civil disobedience in the name of…