Blog posts from around the country

Wisconsin Chapter
Wisconsin's Spring Conservation Hearings on the second Monday in April (April 8) at 7 p.m. are a long standing tradition – and an opportunity! These joint meetings are held in each county of the state on the same day and time each year. The…
North Carolina Chapter
Activity on environmental bills sped up at the NC General Assembly this week. Senators filed several environmentally harmful bills including a proposal to ban wind energy in much of eastern North Carolina and a bill to disallow local governments…
Florida Chapter
Plans to push a new set of roads into rural areas of Florida at the expense of wildlife habitat protection and preventing urban sprawl are advancing in the Florida Legislature.
North Star Chapter
What the EPA is proposing and how we got here; what's at stake, and what you can do about it.
Massachusetts Chapter
While checking the week's weather, I discovered my phone's weather app has a subsection about air quality. Curious, I began to check air quality every day before I went to work. A pattern appeared.
Massachusetts Chapter
As a kid, I was morbidly interested in roadkill. I felt sad about the animals' deaths, but I was also excited to see species like porcupines and beavers (even if they weren'y alive).
Maine Chapter
Sierra Club Maine’s Executive Committee voted unanimously to support LD 1198 because it is our job to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources - and this bill does just that. Let’s pass this bill for every…
Massachusetts Chapter
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and the state’s electric distribution companies have filed documents to begin the second procurement of offshore wind, in order to meet the 1,600 MW minimum required by law. It remains crucial that…
Southeastern Pennsylvania Group / Pennsylvania Chapter / Philadelphia Pennsylvania
As a fellow Sierra Club volunteer leader and member of the American Federation of Teachers Local 2026, I understand that a sustainable and just future is one where all workers have access to family-supporting wages, fair work hours, and educational…
District of Columbia Chapter
DC Chapter Vice Chair Catherine Plume lauded Mayor Bowser's proposed increases in funding for the Office of Waste Diversion and additional enforcement of illegal parking in bike lanes. She called for stronger efforts to expand recycling and…