Blog posts from around the country

Sangamon Valley Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Sheriff Campbell wants to spend Sangamon County money to bring a mine resistant ambush-protected military vehicle here from Arizona.
District of Columbia Chapter
Vision Zero represents the goal of eliminating traffic deaths. While the DC government has made efforts to provide safer infrastructure, a recent increase in traffic fatalities has made it clear that much more needs to be done... Street safety is a…
North Carolina Chapter
Thursday was crossover day at the General Assembly, which made this one of the session's most hectic weeks. The Senate approved the Farm Act, decried by one opponent as “lipstick on a pig” - the pig being the antiquated lagoon-and-sprayfield hog…
Middle Tennessee Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
Laura Smith with Owls Hill Nature Sanctuary tells us about the sanctuary and advises how to be a naturalist to learn about nature.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
On Monday, May 17th, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee will vote on legislation that will undermine the effectiveness of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in San Francisco. CEQA serves to…
Napa Sierra Club Group / Redwood Chapter / California
Thinking of a camping trip to the Channel Islands? Napa Sierra Club Executive Committee member Samantha Smith shares her experience.
Toiyabe Chapter
Las Vegas Sprawl, Events Roundup, Plastic Free July, Avi Kwa Ame, Great Basin Outdoor School, and more!
Toiyabe Chapter
Meet Anne, a lifelong environmental activist who got elected to the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Executive Committee just as we faced two of our greatest challenges yet: the former president of the United States and a global pandemic. Read more…
Utah Chapter
Sierra Club Utah Chapter is partnering with Climate Parents and Utah Youth Environmental Solutions on the 100% Clean Energy School Districts Campaign. We are working with parents, students, teachers, and partners across the state to pass school…
Utah Chapter
Spring 2021 saw another successful Intermountain Sustainability Summit, organized by Weber State University. For a second year in a row, the ISS was held virtually because of the pandemic. Nonetheless, virtual participants enjoyed an array of…