Chapter Director's Blog

TVA just made a 20-year bet on batteries — and it matters for Tennessee's energy future.TVA and Plus Power announced a deal to add 200 megawatts of utility-scale battery storage to the Tennessee Valley.  This is a big deal! This is TVA...

Thank you to Karen McIntyre for her sustaining efforts to turn food waste into a resource in the Nashville Public Schools.  Today I shared this letter along with drawings, postccards and a banner from over 100 2nd graders at a local elementary...

Tennessee Sierra Club: Protect Citizens' Ability To Protect Their Health And Communities Nashville, TN - This week, the Tennessee Senate will hear SB1958, which, if passed, would limit the ability of citizens and organizations to use their...

We just wrapped one of the best Conservation Day on the Hill events we've had, and it's hard not to still feel the buzz from an exciting day at the Capitol.Sixty-three volunteers came to Nashville, walked the halls of the Cordell Hull Building and...

When Cheatham County passed the Jackson Law this year, giving local communities a voice in landfill decisions, it was a victory years in the making. At the heart of this community effort was Shirley Moulton, who spent countless hours alongside her...

When the service mast was pulled off my house during Winter Storm Fern, it was a small-scale example of what happened across Middle Tennessee. My East Nashville neighborhood went dark Sunday morning, and as I share this almost two weeks later, some...

Stop motion lego movie show how easy it would be to fund recycling in TN

This December, we're breaking tradition to spotlight an entire family whose dedication to zero waste has become legendary across Tennessee. Cherokee Group Chair Dave Hoot shares why the McElrath family - Zach, Sadie, and their children - embody the...

Here's what fellow Middle Tennessee Group member Cynthia Willett had to say about her friend Shirley:"Middle Tennessee Group's Shirley Moulton has been building relationships with her representatives and mayors to campaign for Sierra Club positions...