The Sierra Club and its clean energy allies in Nevada won twin victories when two proposed coal plants in the state were scrapped in the last month. On February 9, a three-year Sierra Club campaign concluded successfully when NV Energy called off plans to construct the Ely En...

In late February, 15 high school students from East Los Angeles spent a day in the San Gabriel Mountains, sponsored by the Sierra Club's Inner City Outings program (ICO) and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). "This was my first time to the snow," says Jesse De ...

OK, how many of you like pasta? I thought so: everybody. How many of you live someplace where water scarcity is a concern, or where there's been a drought recently? Probably at least a third of you, and that number is on the rise. Last question: How many of you think about ener...

Last summer, a sewage treatment plant north of Columbia, South Carolina, failed and started dumping raw sewage into the Saluda River, forcing the State Department of Health & Environmental Control to warn people not to swim, boat, or even wade in the river near the popular Riverbanks Zoo. Below,...

This fall, the Sierra Club teamed up with the City of Columbia, Missouri, and other local groups* to co-sponsor the fifth annual Hinkson Clean Sweep. In two hours, volunteers hauled a record 4,000 pounds of garbage, 200 pounds of recyclables, and 15 tires from the waterway, an arte...

Not long ago, tabling at the Mid-South Hunting and Fishing Extravaganza in Memphis might have been a stretch for the Sierra Club. Not anymore. "Working a hunting and fishing show exposes Club volunteers to a different audience than our usual venues," says Chickasaw Group activist and Tenne...

Warm weather brings out the gardeners from coast to coast, but two Chicago suburbs have banned the sale of lawn and garden fertilizers containing phosphorus, which runs off into Lake Michigan, promoting excessive growth of algae and choking off aquatic life. "In recent years, there has been a g...

Photo by Ken Oettle On April 4 a federal judge issued a restraining order against a mining company and the Kaibab National Forest, halting uranium exploration on public lands within a few miles of Grand Canyon National Park. "We're pleased that the judge recognized the importance of protecting ...

Early last year, Massachusetts Sierra Club activist Jason Karas, above, had an idea: what if online social networking could be melded with online games to allow consumers to actively do something about global warming and have fun in the process? Karas began brainstorming with fellow Boston-area Club...

Photo by Svetaki Sierra Club activists enjoyed some early holiday cheer on December 6 when the House of Representatives passed an historic energy bill that would establish a national renewable energy standard and increase the fuel efficiency of cars, trucks, and SUVs to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. ...