Check out this month’s newsletter from Sierra Club Connecticut! Keep up on the latest environment and climate developments, and find upcoming events. Click the website link in our bio or visit connecticut.sierraclub.org/newsletter-1 to learn more

Check out this important opinion piece from Shannon Laun with @theclf.bsky.social in the @ctmirror.org highlighting how Connecticut residents pay for fossil fuel expansions through high electricity rates. It is time for a clean energy transition! Read the full piece: ctmirror.org/2025/11/10/o...

Join Sierra Club Connecticut and @slingshotaction.bsky.social for Let's Breathe Clean Air, an organizing 101 training. We will host two sessions on November 19th and 20th in Hartford. Find more info and RSVP go to: linktr.ee/connecticut.chapter.sierraclub. #cleanairnow #climateaction

This weekend, the New York Times ran a story claiming Sierra Club’s values have diluted our mission. They couldn’t be more wrong. The list of their errors is too long for one social post, but we go over some examples in these slides.

🔥 Join the No Pipeline Expansion Northeast coalition for a workshop on ending gas pipeline expansion in CT & the Northeast 🔥 It will include information about current expansions, interactive sessions, & opportunities for action. We want you to join us! Register at bit.ly/nopepipelineworkshop

Check out Dr. Mark Mitchell's important op-ed in the Hartford Courant about the Capitol Area System and why ground source heat pumps are the right choice that protect community health, while lowering long term energy costs and emissions.

Check out this months newsletter for information on upcoming events, group outings, and updates on climate action developments in your area! Visit our website to learn more: connecticut.sierraclub.org/newsletter-1

It was a busy and fulfilling summer for Sierra Club Connecticut’s intern! Hear from his own perspective what an internship at our chapter entails — the types of projects he worked on, the people he met, and the insights and lessons he learned. connecticut.sierraclub.org/paging-into-...

See what we’ve been up to this last month, from events to outings to rallies! Come get involved and send in your own photos of Sierra Club events and campaigns you’re supporting to Jessica at [email protected]!

The federal tax credit for new and used electric vehicles (EVs) will end on September 30th, 2025. If you miss out on the tax credit, there are other still great deals on used EVs. Learn more at connecticut.sierraclub.org/great-deals-...

The Connecticut Chapter has a volunteer leadership board called the Executive Committee (ExCom). Nominations from our at-large membership for open seats on the ExCom can be submitted to the Nominating Committee until October 1, 2025. Send your nomination or questions to [email protected]

Tell DEEP to Reject Permits to Expand Brookfield Methane Gas Pipeline Facility! Comments are due by September 16 and should be sent to [email protected] Read more on how to draft and submit your comments here: connecticut.sierraclub.org/brookfield-d...

Congratulations to one of our chapter’s very involved volunteers, Dennis, for completing his ambitious 15th Climate Ride and a big thank you for raising donations for our chapter! Hear about the accomplishments of the journey below. www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/pedaling-tow...

Tell us what matters! Let us know what you want to see as we plan for the year ahead. Fill out this survey to help shape our work and provide feedback on the issues that matter most. Read more and take the survey at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/newsletter-1

This year, under the theme Grounded in Community, we celebrated our sixth Black Birders Week. Catch up on the highlights of these events and our summer at Remington Woods and beyond. If you haven’t yet, we hope you’ll join our community! www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/summer-joy

On September 20 and 21, people across the globe will be celebrating the unstoppable rise of clean energy. Read more and get involved at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/sun-day

See what we’ve been up to this last month, from events to outings to rallies on the Sierra Club CT Website! www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/photojournal... Email your pictures and reflections from Sierra Club events to Jessica at [email protected]

In a recent CT Mirror op-ed, Chapter Chair Susan Eastwood makes the case for zero-carbon emissions as Governor Ned Lamont makes infrastructure updates at the Capitol Area System. Read more: ctmirror.org/2025/07/10/a...

CT (DEEP) has issued a tentative permit for a larger methane gas pipeline compressor station in Brookfield, CT. Expanding the Brookfield compressor station will result in more health and climate harming pollution. ‼️‼️Please Take Action Now ‼️‼️

As we work together to preserve Remington Woods, we’re excited to share the passive income plan that will support both the environmental sustainability and long-term stewardship of this unique urban forest. Read more at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/poweringrw

The State of Connecticut must commit to a 100% renewable update of the Capitol Area System. See more about it and hear the voices of concerned residents.

We need your voices now! The pipeline that runs through Sherman, New Milford, Brookfield, Newtown, Monroe, Shelton, and Milford is on the cusp of gaining a permit to expand their compressor station in Brookfield and we need to stop it. Learn more here: www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/pipeline

Come get involved and send in your own photos of Sierra Club events and campaigns you’re supporting! Click the link to see more on the Sierra Club CT Chapter’s website www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/photojournal...

One of our chapter’s big campaigns is stopping the expansion of fossil fuels in our state. To spread awareness of the issue, last month we held a successful bike ride and stopped at fossil fuel infrastructure in New Haven. Click to read more at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/advocacy

📣👋 New paper from @sierraclub.org out today! It's been a long time in the making. It challenges conventional sustainable investing and urges asset owners to confront climate change as a systemic threat to the global economy and long-term portfolios. 👉 Full paper: www.sierraclub.org/systemic-cli...

Enjoy our photos from last month and come get involved in our upcoming events! See more at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/photojournal...

Catch up on what our chapter has been working on from our Chapter Chair newsletter update! Read more at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/ccu525

Check out this month’s Legislative Update on what’s happening at the State Legislature, and how you can take action on two issues: protecting pollinators and advancing renewable solutions. Read more at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/legislativeu...

You are invited to a talk with Ira Helfand from Back from the Brink on working together toward a world free of nuclear weapons and advocating for common sense nuclear weapons policies to secure a safer, more just future. Read all about it at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/nuclearcodes

Amidst further attacks from the Trump administration on the environment, climate, and people, the Stop Project Maple coalition has continued to raise awareness and fight back against the proposed expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in our region. www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/ridetostopfo...

Read the article by Samantha Dynowski at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/membershipma...

If you’ve been following our newsletter for a while, you may be familiar with the Climate Ride—and this year will be the 15th year one of our members is participating in the ride to benefit our Chapter! Hear more about what inspires Dennis’ ride here: www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/pedaling

See what we’ve been up to this last month, from events to outings to rallies! Come get involved and send in your own photos of Sierra Club events and campaigns you’re supporting! See more at: www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/photojournal...

Though most of us know that gas-powered leaf blowers are noisy and polluting, you may not realize just how much so. Help us push for cleaner, quieter alternatives to the loud, dirty leaf blowers of the past. www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/leafblower

Enjoy this poem and art, created by one of our members, as a few whimsical characters explore what life is supposed to be. Read more at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/magicfarm

In 2025, we have seen the Trump Administration rollback environmental protections and clawback funding for renewable energy. This destructive support for more fossil fuel use is not just at the national level, but right here in Connecticut. www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/lamont

Take a look at all the highlights from Sierra Club Connecticut’s current campaigns and what we’ve been working on this last month. As always, thank you to all of our volunteers — we couldn’t do this without you! Read more at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/march-2025-c...

See what we’ve been up to this last month, from events to outings to rallies! Come get involved and send in your own photos of Sierra Club events and campaigns you’re supporting! See photos of our recent adventures at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/march-2025-p...

The Trump administration has taken steps to roll back critical environmental protections. With federal leadership failing us, Connecticut must step up as a strong, unwavering force in the fight for a livable planet. www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/march-2025-l...

Ned Lamont offered hope that our state would address climate change. Unfortunately that trend did not continue, and Lamont’s decisions are now failing on climate action. Catch up on Governor Lamont’s record and add your voice to urge climate action. www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/march-2025-l...

The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services has selected a fossil fuel replacement for the state-owned Capitol Area System in Hartford. Hear what Sierra Club and allies had to say about the decision and add your own voice in! www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/march-2025-c...

Help us protect the Monarchs under the Endangered Species Act! Read more at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/march-2025-m...

Remington Woods, a 422-acre urban forest, is Fairfield County’s last lung—a sanctuary in Bridgeport that stands as a beacon of hope for urban conservation. Now, we need your help to take the next big step. www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/march-2025-r...

Watch this short, fun, and quirky video on one way we can be kind to the trees and save our forests by promoting toilet paper made from recycled paper. Watch more at www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/march-2025-t...

The climate crisis can be seen and is addressed all over the world in different ways. Learn more about how Iceland is affected by climate change and what they are doing about it. www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/march-2025-i...

Enjoy these poems from two of our Sierra Club members, Joanne Cafiero and Kathleen Zimmerman. One reflects on the sowing of seeds—both of hope and peas. The other listens to a conversation between desert creatures coming from different perspectives. www.connecticut.sierraclub.org/march-2025-p...

BREAKING: @campaignlegal.org @ucsusa.bsky.social @jacl-national.bsky.social & Sierra Club have filed a lawsuit challenging Elon Musk and DOGE's unlawful & devastating funding & staffing cuts to the U.S. National Park Service & Forest Service www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...

🧵 Awful news from NYS where @govkathyhochul.bsky.social just ran over our climate law and approved permits that will double the amount of fracked gas flowing through the aging metal straw called the Iroquois Pipeline. I condemn this Trump-like decision subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...