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Q&A with Oakland teacher honored for students' climate literacy advocacy
July 24, 2018
On September 8th in San Francisco, our 8th annual David Brower Dinner will be celebrating the local environmental champions who are carrying the Sierra Club’s environmental legacy into the future. This year, Mr. Joseph Senn's science class at...
On September 8th, come to the March, stay for the Dinner!
July 24, 2018
Be part of both the Rise for Climate, Jobs, & Justice March AND our David Brower Dinner gala celebration — both events on September 8, 2018 in San Francisco.
It's not technically fracking, but oil drilling methods used in Livermore Valley are undeniably dangerous
July 19, 2018
In 2016, Alameda County banned the oil extraction process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, thanks to the efforts of Sierra Club members and many environmental groups in Bay Area. This progress should have alleviated the risks associated with...
New East Bay power supplier adopts groundbreaking commitment to local clean energy and jobs
July 19, 2018
Community organizations led by the East Bay Clean Power Alliance are thrilled with the adoption last night of a groundbreaking plan for local clean energy investment by East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), Alameda County’s new Community Choice energy...
Support the plan to end an ecological crisis in the SF Bay and Delta
July 18, 2018
Following almost a decade of research and extensive public outreach, and twenty years after it was due, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has released a final draft plan to increase water flows through the Lower San Joaquin River and...
On July 18, support the clear path to clean energy and jobs for the East Bay
July 16, 2018
This fall, Alameda County residents will start getting served up cleaner energy by the new locally run, non-profit electricity provider, East Bay Community Energy (EBCE). That alone is a major victory many years in the making. But we now have an...
Tell Richmond city officials to pass the Buy Clean resolution on July 10
July 3, 2018
On Tuesday, July 10, the Richmond City Council will vote on a "Buy Clean" resolution. It's an opportunity for the city to reduce greenhouse gas pollution by implementing policies that require products used in public works to come from manufacturers...
Attend the first community planning meeting for Richmond's Point Molate this Saturday, June 23!
June 20, 2018
The first community planning meeting about the future of Richmond's Point Molate will take place this Saturday, June 23, and we urge Richmond residents to attend. Point Molate is an important community resource with great historic and ecological...
Judge invalidates Richmond hills open space initiative
June 19, 2018
In January 2017, the Richmond City Council voted unanimously to adopt the Richmond Hills Initiative, thereby protecting from development 430 acres of ecologically rich hillside land in the El Sobrante Valley of Richmond. Soon afterwards, the...
Centenarian to share Clair Tappaan Lodge history at July 6-8 fundraiser
June 11, 2018
Milton Hildebrand, one of the original Clair Tappaan Lodge builders, will celebrate his 100th birthday on June 15. In July, he will share his stories as part of the Lodge’s annual fundraiser.