Sierra Club Wisconsin: Our Blog

We are Wisconsin's voice for the Sierra Club, which is the nation's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Our members include 15,000 of your friends and neighbors who have been working since 1963 to protect Wisconsin’s water, land, and wildlife.  Our priorities are moving Wisconsin from coal to clean energy; moving from oil to clean transportation; blocking destructive mining; protecting water; and protecting native forests and wildlife.  

Wisconsin has a strong, bipartisan tradition of conservation protection.  In fact, you can visit the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame any time you head up to Stevens Point!   Unfortunately, this tradition has been under attack for the past several years, and we’ve been dismayed to see rollbacks to wetland protections, citizen’s rights to challenge high capacity wells, mining, and more. 

Chapter staff and volunteer leaders will share highlights of our work to restore of our work to advance our environmental priorities and restore Wisconsin’s conservation tradition on this blog, from our journey to the People’s Climate March to the fight to take back the State Senate and Governor’s seat in the election.  We’ll also share highlights from our Outings and other events!  Send any comments and reactions to our blog to us at Wisconsin.chapter@sierraclub.org.

 

Top Ten Reasons the Mining Give-Away Bill Should Be Opposed

October 3, 2017
The introduction of the Mining Give-Away Bill in the Wisconsin State Senate is an extensive collection of provisions that favor mining companies by undermining the current safeguards for our environment. The approval of such a bill threatens every...

Sierra Club Member Creates Environmental Ethics Litmus Test

October 2, 2017
The Sierra Club – John Muir Chapter welcomes contributions from our members. The following memo and litmus test was sent to us by one of our active members, Peter Slaby. TO: My Fellow SierransFROM: Peter SlabyRE: Environmental Ethics...

Nearby Nature Tours Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

September 26, 2017
On a recent warm and sunny afternoon, a contingent from the Sierra Club's Great Waters Group (GWG) gathered on Milwaukee's 30th Street to get a ground-level tour from Jerome Flogel of Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD).  Their...

This party is for you

September 15, 2017
Let’s come together and celebrate one another. Together we are making a difference for our land, air and water. So join us on October 7th as we come together to celebrate one another’s amazing efforts and accomplishments in 2017 and inspire one...

Environmental Justice in Wisconsin

September 8, 2017
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, environmental justice is the “fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and...

Local Residents Highlight Water Concerns with Coal and Oil

August 30, 2017
Today residents and activists gathered at Bender Park in Oak Creek to release the Sierra Club’s newest white paper:  Electric Power Plants, Oil and Natural Gas Threats to Water Quality. The white paper discusses the important...

Every Mine Has Polluted the Water

August 21, 2017
In order to protect waters statewide, Wisconsin’s Prove It First Law requires companies to show examples of a metallic sulfide mine that has operated for ten years without causing environmental harm and a mine that has been closed for ten years...

Prove It First: Necessary Mining Protections

August 21, 2017
Wisconsin’s sulfide mining moratorium law, also known as the Prove it First law, has been in place since it passed in 1998 with intentions to keep Wisconsin’s groundwater and surface water free from acid mine drainage (AMD). The law requires a...