Chapter Updates

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...

by Shoshana Hebshi, Redwood Chapter Communications Coordinator Every swing in one direction brings a counter swing in the other direction. And thankfully for conservationists, our local Congressman, Jared Huffman, has countered the Trump...

by Felice Pace, North Group Water ChairAs groundwater planning to comply with the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act gets underway in high and moderate priority basins across California, a new threat to stream ecosystems has emerged....

The vote was too close to call when polls closed June 5, but after two weeks, Measure C proponents conceded defeat on June 18. The Woodland Watershed and Oak Protection Initiative, known as Measure C, would have established protections for oak...

by Shoshana Hebshi, Redwood Chapter Communications CoordinatorVallejo City Council does not seem to heed public opinion. While a loud majority of Vallejo residents have vocally opposed a proposal to build a “green” cement plant and deep water...

Summer is upon us, and as the hills in our region turn from the lush green of spring to the tawny brown dotted with the dark green of oaks, pines and redwoods, we are confronted with the arid nature of our climate. We might collectively feel like...

by Theresa Ryan, Sonoma Group Executive CommitteeOn May 14, Compost Coalition meeting members chaired by Dan Noble, director of the California Association of Compost Producers, discussed responses to the main speakers at the May 10 Zero Waste...

by Victoria Brandon, Redwood Chapter Political ChairWe seem to be in the middle of a pivotal year for the environment, nationally and locally, as outrage over the excesses of the Trump administration fuels a level of grassroots activism that hasn’t...

By Amy Hartman, Solano Group ExComWhen you go to the polls (or fill out your mail-in ballot) on June 5, 2018, you’ll have the opportunity to vote for the first parks and water bond that has been on a statewide ballot in 12 years. Senate Bill 5—the...

By Portia Sinnott, Zero Waste USA and Zero Waste Sonoma CountyThe California/Nevada Regional Conservation Committee (CNRCC) Zero Waste Committee supports the 13 California chapters and Sierra Club California in advocating for Zero Waste initiatives...