Chapter Updates

Before Thanksgiving the California Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a 13-page letter to the City of Vallejo criticizing the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the deep water port called Vallejo Marine Terminal and the proposed cement factory...

by Felice Pace, North Group Water Chair When I first began paying attention to logging in Northern California back in the late 1970s, operations (often called “shows” by the loggers) invariably were completely shut down during winter. That was...

January In response to the horrific wildfires of October 2017, Sierra Club joined a coalition to raise and disperse funds to some of the most vulnerable people affected by the fires and initiatives to aid conservation and future fire protection....

The following is a press release Leslie Lukacs, chair of the Zero Waste North Bay group, prepared for the Press Democrat. It is an update on the Sebastopol City Council adoption of the Zero Waste Resolution accepted by the Sonoma County Waste...

 By Shoshana Hebshi Following the release of a United Nations report that poses climate change will reach hazardous levels within the next 20 years, Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che commented during his Weekend Update segment that...

By Sue Leskiw, North GroupLucille Vinyard, North Group scion affectionately called “The Mother of Redwood National Park,” is one of the focal points in an exhibit on display at the Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka (www.clarkemuseum.org). Her...

By Sue Leskiw, North GroupLucille Vinyard, North Group scion affectionately called “The Mother of Redwood National Park,” is one of the focal points in an exhibit on display at the Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka (www.clarkemuseum.org). Her...

By Theresa Ryan, Sonoma Group ExComAs many of you are aware, the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency decided in 9-1 vote to move forward with Renewable Sonoma in negotiating a new compost facility currently planned adjacent to the Waste Water...

By Theresa Ryan, Sonoma Group ExComAs many of you are aware, the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency decided in 9-1 vote to move forward with Renewable Sonoma in negotiating a new compost facility currently planned adjacent to the Waste Water...

A new report from Sierra Club California outlines the factors that have led to our state’s housing crisis and its effects on California’s population and economy. The report summarizes recent housing studies and legislation that motivates housing...