Blog posts from around the country

Wisconsin Chapter
You’ve probably heard the claim before that a 100% clean energy economy cannot happen because renewable energy is unreliable. “The wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine,” say some people, so we will always need fossil fuels in…
New Jersey Chapter
In an opinion piece in the Press of Atlantic City, Gina Carola, chair of the Sierra Club West Jersey Group and Chapter conservation co-chair, discusses New Jersey's continued reliance on burning coal for electricity.
Lone Star Chapter
On September 5, 2021, Leo Alton Reitan died. Most people have not heard of Leo, but he did more with his individual work ethic and his money, which he used to do the most for conservation, than scores of people do during their lives. Leo was not a…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On September 5, 2021, Leo Alton Reitan died. Most people have not heard of Leo, but he did more with his individual work ethic and his money, which he used to do the most for conservation, than scores of people do during their lives.... (Read more)
WNC Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Hartwell Carson, French Broad Riverkeeper of MountainTrue, and Marshall Taylor, civil engineer, will talk about threats to the French Broad River and what we can do to save the river. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/…
Oregon Chapter
In a new effort to make critical progress on climate and to clean up a major source of unhealthy air pollution, Oregon has proposed a set of new regulations that would begin a much-needed transition to much cleaner trucks. We need your help to…
Angeles Chapter
You can green your neighborhood, make it safer to walk in, and more.
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
After months of negotiation and a sweeping victory in the House, the Illinois Senate passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Bill, marking one of the nation’s most groundbreaking advancements in climate justice and workforce transition on a state…
Loxahatchee Group / Florida Chapter / Florida
Learn how you can cast your vote in the upcoming Loxahatchee Group annual Executive Committee election.
Wisconsin Chapter
Sierra Club and partners continue to oppose the proposed NTEC fossil gas plant that Minnesota Power and Dairyland Power want to build in Superior, WI. We’re fighting NTEC in Minnesota, Wisconsin and through federal advocacy, because we shouldn’t be…