Blog posts from around the country

In partnership with the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, the Sierra Club Illinois Piasa Palisades Group and United Congregations of Metro East are hosting a conversation on Tuesday, December 7 about what the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) means…

For Sierra Club members: Information about voting for Chapter and Group executive committees has been sent to you by postcard and email. Also look for details in Footnotes Online, the N.C. Chapter's monthly e-newsletter, which came out Nov. 17.…

Maryland Sierra Club joined 50 groups and the City of Rockville in delivering a searing critique of Governor Hogan’s plan to widen I-495 and I-270 with private toll lanes. The groups and City submitted 183 pages of technical and legal comments on…

What’s inside: Why real Christmas trees are better than fake ones, 4th quarter legislative updates, a helpful recap of COP26 Climate Summit, TVA CEO receives 35% raise while underinvesting in sustainable energy, ExCom elections, exclusive content…

This week, the N.C. General Assembly met only on Monday and passed a handful of bills, including one that the N.C. Sierra Club has opposed since March: H 220, “Choice of Energy.” N.C. Sierra Club, along with 22 environmental and justice groups,…

Because the Holiday Party was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, the Great Waters Group is encouraging party-goers, members and supporters to donate from the comfort of their own homes. But we do want to see you, so come hike with us Dec. 5!

By Sarah Buchhorn

The developers of Walt Ranch (Craig and Kathryn Hall) intend to cut down over 14,000 trees on the Walt Ranch property to develop it into a new vineyard. Learn why we oppose this project.

We know gas has no part in our clean energy future, and today it’s more clear than ever before. In the scientific findings released this August by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), methane is named specifically as an extremely…

Learn about America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, which would protect iconic western landscapes with evocative names like Cedar Mesa, the Escalante Canyons, and the Kaiparowits Plateau. Also included in this article is key information about the 30x30…