Blog posts from around the country

Loma Prieta Chapter
How did our regional housing supply get so out of balance and how does that impact our cities?
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
The Great Waters Group is pleased to announce that it has named Cheryl Nenn, the Riverkeeper for Milwaukee Riverkeeper, as its Environmental Hero of 2025 for her work protecting our waters.
Sierra Sage of South Orange County / Angeles Chapter / California
The Sierra Sage Management Committee met on January 14. 2026 and elected its officers for the current year.
Sierra Sage of South Orange County / Angeles Chapter / California
This annual scorecard is the work of Sierra Club California, the legislative and regulatory advocacy arm for Sierra Club chapters across the state working to protect clean air and water, defend communities from pollution, and advance science-based…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Between 80,000 and 200,000 retired coal mines blight the landscape in the United States creating significant and unaddressed environmental damage. Thanks to a December decision by Rush Township in Centre County, Black Moshannon Solar, a 252 MW solar…
Pennsylvania Chapter
The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), per their website and authorizing legislation from 1970 “is to protect human health and the environment.” The website goes on to say the “EPA works to ensure that: Americans have clean air,…
Pennsylvania Chapter
In October 2025, the Sierra Club Northeastern Pennsylvania Group convened a community discussion entitled “Can We Really Talk?”. The discussion brought together educators, advocates, and local government leaders to examine how current federal…
Pennsylvania Chapter
A few months ago a fellow member of our local Sierra Club Group sent me a short piece from the Guardian which highlighted the book, We are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate by Michael Grunwald. It is a book that…
North Carolina Chapter
To put it mildly, 2025 was a bumpy year at the N.C. General Assembly. Your N.C. Sierra Club was a regular presence at the Legislative Building, and we're getting ready now for the 2026 "short session." Read our recap and stay tuned for ways you can…