Blog posts from around the country
York River Group of the Virginia Sierra Club / Virginia Chapter / Virginia
Lee Rich, a long time active member of the York River Group, passed away at age 94.
North Carolina Chapter
A team of four scholars from two North Carolina universities have joined the Chapter for the summer to help us bolster wetlands protections in our state as they learn more about the critical ecological and cultural roles these areas play in our…
Hoosier Chapter
We are excited to be celebrating our second anniversary of the local Uplands Network, connecting Monroe and surrounding counties. Since June, 2022, we have held monthly informational meetings (mostly virtual) and regular hikes in the area. We…
New Jersey Chapter
Abbas Salim (79), an active member of the Sierra Club NJ Chapter since 2019, passed away on March 29, 2024.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for June and July 2024. Click the title to see the news this month.
New Jersey Chapter
Concerns have increased lately about PFAS contamination from other sources. PFAS tends to accumulate in raw sewage, which is processed into biosolids, which throughout the nation have been used as farm fertilizer on an estimated 20 million or more…
New Jersey Chapter
Plastics are undoubtedly very bad for the environment and our health. They must be reduced. As New Jersey authorities tweak the bag ban and do more research, a more balanced picture of what is happening (and what needs to happen) with reusable bags…
New Jersey Chapter
In the age of electronic information, it is no secret that people’s private data can be easily compromised. Public officials have woven this concern into their rationale for dialing back the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), a pillar of our democratic…
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
Recapping environmental activism and news event in the last two months