Blog posts from around the country

Ventura Sierra Club / Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter / California
Why do most of us in the Ventura/Oxnard Sierra Club go north to Ojai or Santa Barbara or south to Santa Monica Mountains to hike?
Lone Star Chapter
Rafael Garcia is a San Antonio resident and disability rights activist. During the Polar Vortex, he and his mother faced a truly harrowing experience as a result of the power and water outages. This is his story.
Maryland Chapter
The General Assembly has again refused to take action to manage Maryland’s transition off coal with certainty, specificity, and dedicated programs to support impacted coal workers and communities.
New Jersey Chapter
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is opening a 60-day comment period for the public to provide input on five final rules for persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals issued on January 6, 2021 under the Toxic Substances…
Florida Chapter
Radioactive waste is created when fertilizer is produced by strip-mining phosphate rock from mineral deposits. It is stored in giant "stacks" that can store up to nearly a billion tons of radioactive process water. Please take action and urge the…
District of Columbia Chapter
Beyond Gas Subcommittee Co-Chair Mark Rodeffer testified that the Public Service Commission nominee under consideration should be confirmed only if he will provide proactive leadership to meet DC's climate commitments.
Idaho Chapter
The Palouse Group Spring 2021 Newsletter is here!  Click the image below to see the full 4-page newsletter and find out what our Northern Idaho Group is up to.
Wisconsin Chapter
In the upcoming months, the state government will be working on the 2021-2023 state budget.
District of Columbia Chapter
DC Chapter Clean Energy Committee Chair Lara Levison testified before the DC Council about the need for DC to transition to highly efficient government buildings powered by renewable fuels.
Maine Chapter
The announcement by Summit Natural Gas of the withdrawal of their plan to extend a fracked gas pipeline from Belfast through Thomaston is a win for our health, planet and economy. It’s also a testament to the power of community organizing.