Blog posts from around the country

Angeles Chapter
World Water Day may annually be recognized on March 22, but we must honor and respect water every day as we confront climate change in order to ensure we have adequate supplies of safe, affordable water to meet our needs.  
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced the IEPA would begin to revise the Volkswagen Settlement Funding Plan and offer a $9 million grant opportunity for electric school buses.
North Carolina Chapter
The NC General Assembly moved at a frenzied pace this week as legislators reviewed and voted on priority bills in advance of crossover and hundreds of new bills were filed. In addition, there was a Senate confirmation hearing for the recently named…
Lone Star Chapter
Down to 30 days. “Sine Die” is the name for the end of the regular legislative session and this time it arrives on the last day of May.
North Star Chapter
We’ve got some good news to share! On Wednesday, April 28th the Minnesota Supreme Court announced its decision to order the DNR to hold a contested case hearing on PolyMet, Minnesota’s first proposed and previously permitted sulfide mine.
Lone Star Chapter
The Houston Regional Group of the Sierra Club joined forces recently with the nonprofit group Solar United Neighbors (SUN) and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner in announcing the launch of Houston’s citywide solar co-op that will help Houston residents…
Florida Chapter
Sierra Club and the No Roads to Ruin Steering Committee did not support SB 100 because the bill did not stop all of the roads at the heart of M-CORES. SB 100 moves the state in the wrong direction and leaves North Florida's rural communities and…
Lone Star Chapter
The Sierra Club’s two priority bills in the current Texas legislative session have moved forward, but with only a month left in the session, quick action is needed to get the legislation to the finish line.
Maryland Chapter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Today, the Sierra Club announced its opposition to the “Baltimore- Washington DC Maglev Project” and will be endorsing the No-Build option in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement citing that any possible benefits are far…
Lone Star Chapter
A new bill proposed in the Texas House of Representatives will restore to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department the key ability to participate in hearings that would directly affect the land, fish, and wildlife resources it manages on behalf of…