Blog posts from around the country
New Jersey Chapter
Newark, NJ -- Tonight, the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) is holding a stakeholder meeting on its proposed 34 MW gas fired power plant in the Ironbound community of Newark. This is part of an expanded stakeholder engagement and public…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
After a second meeting that went over six hours long, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District passed the strongest version of Rule 6-5 that will regulate emissions from local refineries. The Board of Directors voted 19-3 (with two absent) after…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
This past May, Bike Houston organized the online Houston Bike Summit 2021, which featured five separate speaker and presentation events covering various aspects of building out bike infrastructure in the Houston area. ...
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On August 18, join Jaime González, Houston Healthy Cities Director for The Nature Conservancy in Texas, for a dialog about urban heat, the community science heat mapping process, and the new H3AT coalition working to develop science, communications…
North Carolina Chapter
We talk a lot about building a clean energy future for North Carolina. It's a pleasant, optimistic catch-phrase. But what does it mean for our communities? What does it mean for our economy? And what does it mean for workers who need good pay and…
Maryland Chapter
Maryland Sierra Club Director issued a statement in response to the July 21, 2021 TPB re-vote: “Last month, the TPB voted on principle when it removed Hogan’s highway boondoggle from its long range plan. Today, the project was reinstated, not…
Sierra Sage of South Orange County / Angeles Chapter / California
Guest blog by David Robles – with permission of melanininbasecamp.com. First published in May 2021.
Santa Barbara Group / Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter / California
Architects, builders, and climate groups applaud transition to all-electric appliances in new construction
Napa Sierra Club Group / Redwood Chapter / California
Sustainable management is superior to the drunk driving management style where you wait for the adverse outcomes before you go into action. Read why.
Grand Canyon Chapter
Phoenix, AZ – Today, Sierra Club released its 2021 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor. The report card reflects a strong partisan break on environmental protection and democracy issues. There was continued inaction on…