Chapter Updates

Late on the evening of September 20, 2016 the Benicia city council voted unanimously to deny Valero’s proposed crude by rail facility in the city. The now rejected facility would have brought two trains of 50 oil tankers carrying 3 million gallons...

Great Breaking News! Despite strong pressure from the Obama administration and some of his powerful donors, Congressman Mike Thompson has issued a strongly worded statement opposing the Tran-Pacific Partnership toxic trade deal.Redwood Chapter...

Sierra Club Executive Director to Speak!Friday, September 16, 7 p.m. Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue, Santa RosaThe Sonoma Group is excited that Sierra Club Executive Director Mike Brune has accepted our invitation to join us in Santa Rosa! He...

By Victoria Brandon, Redwood Chapter ChairRedwood Chapter has spent years fighting to protect our coastal forests and the streams that run through them, and we’ve had some notable victories. To cite two recent examples, “Preservation Ranch” really...

For the second year in a row the Chapter is sponsoring a participant in SPROG (short for “Summer Program”), the Sierra Student Coalition’s cutting-edge training program for youthful grassroots environmental activists.An environmental and social...

This November, we have the chance to advance the most important greenbelt policy protections in Sonoma County in 20 years! By Teri Shore, Sonoma Group ExComThe most important green measure in Sonoma County this year is the renewal of voter...

By David LewisSan Francisco Bay is a part of all our lives — whether we live along the Bay, work there, walk, jog or visit parks along its shores.But pollution and other problems have put the health of the Bay at serious risk. Many of the Bay’s...

On Wednesday April 6 a group of dignitaries including California Governor Jerry Brown, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, Congressman Jared Huffman, and representatives of PacificCorps, local tribes, water users, and non-governmental organizations...

By Victoria BrandonRedwood Chapter ChairOn April 19, after several days of packed public hearings, the city of Benicia decided to postpone its decision on the Valero Refining Company’s plan to run half-mile-long oil trains through northern...

The Berryessa Snow Mountain national monument dedication festival on March 19 was expected some highly celebratory moments, and the expectation turned out to be well justified -- and was capped by a particular shout out for the Sierra Club's...