Tennessee News

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...

Over the past few days, Sierra Club has been in the news across Tennessee and the Valley—and that didn’t happen by accident. Congress has now confirmed four new members to the TVA Board, without Lee Beaman, who was removed from the nomination...

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...

Tennessee Chapter Director Pat Cupples (pictured left) presented Dan Firth with Sierra Club's National 2025 Volunteer Achievement Award at our Garden Party fundraising event at Knoxville's Ijams Nature Center on October 4th, 2025.Through his...

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...

Cheatham County Passes Jackson Law, learn how your city or county can as well