Blog posts from around the country
Lone Star Chapter
As Hurricane Ida is still causing harm to millions of people, forecasters’ predictions of “above-normal” storm activity with the 2021 hurricane season are coming true. Texans can expect storm tracking to be a regular part of their news feed. However…
Wisconsin Chapter
A biased commissioner could be the reason that the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) fossil fuel plant was ever approved in the first place.
Tennessee Chapter
While wage increases are a huge step in the right direction, we need to do even more to cultivate the health and wellness of ourselves and the Earth. We are all connected.
Tennessee Chapter
Inside this Edition: Lawsuit over kickback scheme in Williamson County, how you can support the legacy of Mack Prichard, a Labor Day history lesson, and the defeat of the Byhalia pipelines makes the New York Times!
Florida Chapter
Sierra Club staff members Walter Smith and Gonzalo Valdes led a group of about 25 local residents on a "toxic bus tour" through Hillsborough County to highlight potential disaster zones, underserved areas, issues of energy inequality and possible…
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
The Illinois State Senate passed SB18 following the latest round of energy negotiations.
Oregon Chapter
Thanks to years of grassroots organizing and legal advocacy, the City of Portland Bureau of Developmental Services just denied a key certification needed by Zenith Energy’s oil-by-rail operations in NW Portland. Zenith needed the City to file a…
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
As legislative leaders continue to negotiate a comprehensive climate bill, an incident at Springfield’s municipal coal plant resulted in a cloud of reported coal ash dust to be released into the air.
Oregon Chapter
We are excited to announce that the Chapter is hosting a series of webinars this Fall as part of the Organizing School Program. In recent years, the Sierra Club has begun using a Social Justice framework in our commitment to Protecting the Planet.…
Oregon Chapter
Deceptive advertising, inappropriate lobbying, suppressing scientific studies that didn’t support the logging industry’s practices. The Oregon Secretary of State’s recently released audit of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) confirms that…