ONLINE Houston Monthly Meeting: Flaring & Methane Pollution in Texas’ Permian Basin
December 24, 2020
On January 14, join Emma Pabst with Environment Texas on a journey to and from Texas’ Permian Basin, where oil and gas are pumped out of the ground, into the air, and shipped through vast networks of pipelines that fuel homes, businesses, and...
Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour
December 19, 2020
Join the Citizens Environmental Coalition (CEC) for a virtual Houston screening of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour, virtual event this year on Friday, January 29, 2021, 7-9 p.m....
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Covid-19 Can’t Stop the Sierra Club From Protecting Our National Forests
December 17, 2020
By Brandt Mannchen
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the need to protect people, for the past 8 months the national Sierra Club has halted staff and volunteers from having face-to-face meetings, events, and outings....
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Sierra Club Objection Results in Changes for Sam Houston National Forest Prescribed Burning Project
December 17, 2020
On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Forest Service, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, resolved the objection that the Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club made about the Sam Houston National Forest Prescribed Burn...
Cleanup Efforts Unify La Marque Community
December 16, 2020
By Kevin PriceLa Marque has always been one of those small communities where everyone knows everyone. There is an unfailing sense of pride that has been at the heart of the community for as long as I can remember. ...
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Bayou Banner December 2020
December 3, 2020
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for December 2020. Click the title to see the news this month.
ONLINE Houston Monthly Meeting: Houston's Draft Long Range Solid Waste Plan
November 22, 2020
December Program Topic: City of Houston Long Range Solid Waste Management Plan, The Next 20 Years. Our speaker will be Sarah Mason, the Recycling Division Manager of the City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department....
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Update on the I-45 (NHHIP) Project & FEIS Comment Deadline, Dec. 9
November 22, 2020
This is an overview of the status of the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) that would re-route and expand I-45 around downtown and north to Beltway 8....
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Bay Area Sierra Club Zoom Holiday Dinner Party
November 20, 2020
Bay Area Sierra Club Zoom Holiday Dinner Party: Wednesday, December 16, 7:00 pm...
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Buffalo Bayou Flooding Plans – We Must Make Our Concerns Heard
November 20, 2020
Plans are being made to address flooding in Buffalo Bayou. Our informed input is needed now to insure that environmental values will receive a high priority....
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