Blog posts from around the country

Georgia Chapter
The Sierra Club Georgia Chapter is urging the members of the Atlanta City Council to vote against proposed ordinance 21-O-0367, which calls for the City of Atlanta to lease about 85 acres of the South River Forest to the Atlanta Police Foundation…
Piasa Palisades Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
The Sierra Club Illinois’ Three Rivers Project and the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) are calling for volunteers to support the 15th annual Mississippi Earthtones Festival River Clean-up. Interested community members…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for September 2021. Click the title to see the news this month.
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
A coalition of environmental groups is sponsoring a photo contest to showcase the greenway that was once slated to be the Route 53 Extension.
Pennsylvania Chapter
On Wednesday, September 1st, Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission voted 3-2 to approve a regulation that will put the first ever declining limits on carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution from Pennsylvania power plants and allow the…
North Star Chapter
Stewards advocate for policies related to water, forests, and wildlife.
North Star Chapter
Campaign teams advocate for legislative change on environmental issues.
New Jersey Chapter
Tropical Storm Ida battered New Jersey yesterday and early this morning, resulting in flash flooding and at least fourteen deaths. Governor Murphy declared a state of emergency late Wednesday. The National Weather Service has active flash flooding…
Water Sentinels / Grassroots Network
When voters overwhelmingly opposed the project in a 1978 referendum, the defeat of the Meramec Dam became a historic victory for the environmental movement.
Maine Chapter
September 2021 Enews