Blog posts from around the country
District of Columbia Chapter
District of Columbia Chapter Testifies at Oversight Hearing on the Department of Public Works, Committee on Public Works and Operations, Wednesday, February 15, 2023
District of Columbia Chapter
In comments on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's proposed Strategic Transformation Plan, the Sierra Club called for a serious bus electrification plan and specific plans to meet DC's climate commitments.
Toiyabe Chapter
The BLM is nearing the end of public comment for solar siting in western states, the deadline is scheduled for March 1, 2023. There has been little news on this topic and even less public notification of meetings for the public to hear about
Napa Sierra Club Group / Redwood Chapter / California
Given the frequent conflicts between street trees and built infrastructure, such as traffic safety, interference with above-ground power supply lines, below-ground sewage and storm-water drainage, and safe pedestrian and bicycle paths, meeting the…
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
There are “critical protections [for carbon capture] that need to be in place that aren’t currently. We have significant regulatory and legal gaps, and Illinois currently is unprepared and unprotected,” said Christine Nannicelli.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On February 4, 2023, three juvenile brown pelicans were released into the wild at Seabrook, TX.
Toiyabe Chapter
The city of Reno is proposing to create a new stormwater program, which they anticipate will bring in nearly one half billion dollars over the next ten years. Why should you care?
North Carolina Chapter
Just over a year ago, Gov. Roy Cooper directed state agencies to come up with a clean transportation plan. What progress have we made since then? What's next on our route toward becoming the "Green Roads State"?
Piasa Palisades Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
The Three Rivers Project of Sierra Club Illinois, Alton YWCA, Milton Schoolhouse Gardens, and Hampton Gardens are hosting two Seed Swaps this winter to provide community members with a sociable space to swap and share quality seeds, cuttings, and…