Blog posts from around the country

Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for November 2022. Click the title to see the news this month.
Virginia Chapter
 Thanks to everyone who helped make NDEW2022 a success! In case you missed it, read on for a recap. 
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
Read more about the importance of voting yes for the Workers' Rights Amendment this November in Sierra Club Illinois Director Jack Darin's new blog.
New Jersey Chapter
The Senate Environment and Energy Committee released S3176 (Greenstein/Smith). would require DEP and Drinking Water Quality Institute to perform study concerning regulation and treatment of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The study…
New Jersey Chapter
The Senate Environment and Energy Committee released S3185 (Codey, Sarlo). The bill provides CBT credit for development of anaerobic digestion facilities that process food waste. This bill would incentivize the development and construction of…
Sierra Sage of South Orange County / Angeles Chapter / California
I want to share this opinion about our governor’s accomplishments that I found in the
Tahoe Area Group / Mother Lode Chapter / California
Washoe County and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) have approved a Tahoe Area Plan code change without community input which will allow for an increase in density and height for new development such as the luxury condos at 947 Tahoe Boule
Tahoe Area Group / Mother Lode Chapter / California
E-bikes in the basin are on the increase. Although this alternate mode of transportation is highly encouraged on roads to reduce our use of fossil fuels, their use on non-motorized trails is not and, in fact, is prohibited in the Basin.
Tahoe Area Group / Mother Lode Chapter / California
Do your forest trails that you frequently use seem like they are under attack recently? Several cases have been brought to our attention this summer and fall that make it seem that the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) of the U.S.