Blog posts from around the country
Santa Barbara Group / Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter / California
Reserve now! Sierra Club runs channel island trips every year that always sell out. We have just added this new trip in one of the most popular months, but it will fill up quickly: July 20-23
District of Columbia Chapter
Amy Kelley of the Chapter's Zero Waste Committee testified about recycling and composting programs at schools and other DC government buildings at the DC Council budget hearing on the Department of General Services
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center
A concerned citizen who came across a nest on the ground with eggs in it and an injured mama nearby contacted us via Facebook. The lady wanted to know what she could do to help....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The American Wind Energy Association will sponsor the WINDPOWER Conference in Houston, Texas on May 20-23, 2019. The Conference will be held at George R. Brown Convention Center in Downtown Houston (1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, 77010…
Delaware Chapter
Charlie Garlow, Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Society and DE Sierra Club, Sussex Section, describes a new study by the Environmental Integrity Project that says 91% of U.S. coal-fired power plants with monitoring data are contaminating groundwater with…
District of Columbia Chapter
Chapter Chair Mark Rodeffer testified before the DC Council Committee on Facilities and Procurement about the need for DC government buildings to reduce energy use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save taxpayer money.
Redwood Chapter
Despite clear public opposition to a proposed Safeway gas station in east Petaluma, the city council on April 1 approved Safeway’s plan without requiring an environmental impact report.
Opponents, including Sierra Club Sonoma Group, spoke out…
Lone Star Chapter
A bill working its way through the Texas Senate would effectively nullify San Antonio's tree preservation ordinance on over 27,000 acres.
Lone Star Chapter
A bill filed by Senator Donna Campbell would allow developers to clear-cut trees and ignore San Antonio's Aquifer Protection Ordinance.