Blog posts from around the country

Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
Join us for a free screening of the award-winning movie, "MIcroplastic Madness" on Jan. 11. Be inspired by Brooklyn youth to take plastic-free action! This virtual screening will be followed by a Q&A with movie co-director Debby Lee Cohen.…
Utah Chapter
The proposed Uinta Basin Railway is designed to carry oil from Utah to distant refineries and markets.
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
This year our Holiday Party is being held via Zoom. In previous years, generous businesses and groups have donated silent auction items to support our work. This year we encourage our members to support these businesses and nonprofits that have…
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
The annual Holiday Party will be a little different this year, but we will still have a chance to hear great music, "see" friends, play trivia and toast the Great Waters Group's 50th anniversary. The fun starts at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6. Sign…
Washington State Chapter
Transportation emissions are 44.6 percent of Washington State’s greenhouse gas emissions, more than half of which come from gas-powered cars. From a climate perspective, switching to electric vehicles is not enough. We have to limit how much we…
Napa Sierra Club Group / Redwood Chapter / California
Climate Change affects minorities and indigenous people in many different ways.
Washington State Chapter
On November 2nd, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) accepted PSE's sale withdrawal, marking a monumental win for the Beyond Coal Campaign. This victory wouldn’t be possible without the Sierra Club volunteers--- hundreds of…
Washington State Chapter
Thanks to advocacy by Sierra Club volunteers and dozens of partner groups, Washington state’s private energy utilities are prohibited through April 2021 from cutting off access to electricity or heat or charging late fees if customers can’t pay. But…
Maryland Chapter
Baltimore has new top leadership – Mayor-elect Brandon Scott and Comptroller-elect Bill Henry – who are true advocates for the environment. Their leadership, combined with that of the 9 winning city council candidates also endorsed by Sierra Club,…
Washington State Chapter
With President-elect Joe Biden set to take office in January, things are looking up for public lands in America. While the past four years have seen unprecedented attacks on publicly held and managed resources, there are a number of things the new…