MONDAY! We're talking about the so-called "big, beautiful bill" and what it means for Michigan. Dig deep into the federal budget and share strategies for continuing the important work of protecting our air, water, and beloved natural places. bit.ly/FloodProofWebinar

Permits for industrial farming designed to protect against rampant pollution have been in limbo since 2020 due to pushback from industry groups. Today, we testified before @michiganegle.bsky.social demanding enforcement of these environmentally protective permits. www.sierraclub.org/michigan/blo...

Join us this weekend for our 20th Annual Green Cruise! Get your tickets now at bikereg.com/green-cruise There are two rides starting from 567 Livernois in Ferndale. 8 a.m. 41-mile ride to Belle Isle 9 a.m. 22-mile ride to Birmingham Pre-paid tickets are $20. Day-of $25.

TOMORROW! Join our virtual volunteer fair from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. Learn about our mission, the impact we’re making and how you can get involved. Hear from volunteer leaders about current environmental issues and where you can make a difference. Register here: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

🚨 We need to talk about J.H. Campbell 🚨 This mega-polluter power plant was supposed to stop burning coal on May 31 in the culmination of a carefully executed 3-year plan. But in the final hour, Trump ordered to keep it open. 🫠 Let's get up to speed ⬇️

Volunteers needed! Help install a swing set at the VFW National Home on Friday, May 30th. Let’s get this done for the kids! Coffee, donuts, a tour of the amazing campus and lunch will be provided. Thank you for your support! Details & registration: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

Think you can hide from our activists? Think again! This crew started the afternoon protesting Rep. Tom Barrett's vote for the disastrous budget bill and ended outside @slotkin.senate.gov office to protest her support for repealing the California EPA waiver. michiganadvance.com/2025/05/22/p...

Heading into the official start of summer this weekend, our director reflects on the extreme weather we experienced this spring and the critical government & emergency services that helped us through these disasters. Read more in @planetdetroit.org: planetdetroit.org/2025/05/mich...

🚨 Emergency Action Alert 🚨 Senators @peters.senate.gov and @slotkin.senate.gov must stand firm against attacks on state clean vehicle standards. Drop what you're doing and call them NOW to tell them to VOTE NO.

📣 CALLING ALL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS 📣 Trump's No Good Very Bad Budget Bill risks our future. Learn more and JOIN US on THURSDAY, MAY 22 in Lansing and Warren to protest Reps Barrett and James.

WATCH: Christy McGillivray, our political & legislative director, provided important testimony opposing dangerous bills and setting the record straight on bills that would deregulate industrial farming in Michigan. www.sierraclub.org/michigan/blo...

A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to lobby with us today! You're all incredible environmental activists! A special thank you as well to our generous sponsors! Your partnership enhanced the success of Lobby Day and fuels the collective work to get critical environmental legislation passed.

Join the Garden Team for our annual Mulch (spreading) Madness spring kick off at our Lansing office (602 W. Ionia St, Lansing, MI 48933) on Friday May 16th from 3-5pm and Sunday, May 18th from 11 am to 1pm. Enjoy gardening, refreshments and door prizes! RSVP links 👇

What to know more about what we're lobbying for on Thursday? Read our political and legislative director's op ed in Bridge today: www.bridgemi.com/guest-commen...

There's never been a better time to join the fight for our environment! It's not too late to do just that with us on Thursday. We're stuffing envelopes rn with all of the materials you'll need to have meaningful conversations with your lawmakers. Join us: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

We were alarmed by bipartisan support today for bills that undermine our clean energy laws. This isn’t about utility bills in the UP. It is a permission slip for corporate polluters to pump greenhouse gasses into our atmosphere without repercussions. www.sierraclub.org/michigan/blo...

Important dates for Lobby Day! 📓 May 7 Citizen Lobbying 101: beginner-friendly training or a helpful refresher. 📞 May 12 Prep call: a review of materials and best practices. 🏛️ May 15 Lobby Day: you'll be teamed up with fellow environmental activists who can support you through your conversations.

📢 PEACEFUL RALLY 📢 to elevate our concerns around the chaotic first 100 days, their effects on the planet, the people and democracy. Note: Location may be updated. Suggest car pooling; some parking available @ Tower High School and side streets.

Join us for our annual Citizen Lobby Day at the Michigan Capitol on May 15! This year's topics are: ♻️ Protecting the Great Lakes from microplastics ☀️ Community solar Register now! act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

Join Sierra Club Michigan as we rally in solidarity with workers at the AFL-CIO/NAACP hosted Town Hall for Tom Barrett on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at UA Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 333 in South Lansing. Register: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

Join other Sierra Club Michigan members and supporters at the Empty Seat Town Hall to demand that Rep. John James stop these cruel cuts and put our communities first! Register: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

The weather this weekend is looking pretty good 👀 Get outside with us for Earth Month! 🐦‍⬛ Head Up North for some bird watching with our Clearwater group in Kalkaska: bit.ly/RuggPond 🥾 Join our 5-mile hike at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Saginaw: bit.ly/ShiawasseeHike

Change doesn't happen on its own. It takes all of us to stand together, speak out, and fight for what is right. Join us for our annual Citizen Lobby Day in Lansing on May 15: bit.ly/SCLobbyDay

Need help sorting through all of the anti-environment policies coming out of the White House? We can help. Join us, @michiganlcv.bsky.social and Michigan Environmental Council on 4/17 for a new webinar series where we break down everything happening in D.C.: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Can't believe we have to say this, but fossil fuels are *not* "clean" or "renewable" energy. Tell your lawmakers to oppose two ridiculous bills that aim to undermine our landmark Clean Energy and Jobs Act: act.sierraclub.org/actions/Mich...

Resistance Summit 2.0 happening this Sunday, 2-5pm on zoom bit.ly/miresist @mi-swim.bsky.social @michigansierra.bsky.social #EndGunViolenceMI #482Forward #ReproductiveFreedomForAll #MIUnited

📆 Wednesday, April 9 Join us for Neonics, the Toxic Truth: The Pesticides Threatening Bees, Birds and Our Health, a presentation by Natural Resources Defense Council's Dan Raichel and Lena Freij. RSVP here to receive a zoom link prior to the presentation: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

Our Forest Ecologist and resident yooper Marvin Roberson has some thoughts!

Less than two weeks out from opening day, Isle Royale's critical Ranger III ferry is without a staff, endangering operations on the island this summer and fall. Who's to blame? You guessed it: DOGE. www.sierraclub.org/michigan/blo...

📣 SATURDAY APRIL 5 📣 Trump, Musk, and corporate polluters are trying to cut funding for climate disaster relief, gut clean energy programs, and lay off tens of thousands of national parks, forest, and other public lands staff. Stand up and say enough is enough: www.sierraclub.org/michigan/han...

Our Stormwater Specialist Training Program (SWST) in Detroit is featured in @outliermedia.org this week! Read all about this free program that provides training for paid work reducing persistent flooding in the city! outliermedia.org/detroit-stor...

Join us on May 15th for our Citizen Lobby Day at the Michigan Capitol! This year, as our environmental protections are eroded, we're focused on keeping dangerous microplastics out of our water and soil. Register now at bit.ly/SCLobbyDay

Rally with us TODAY for better funding for the DDOT bus service! Meet us near the Spirit of Detroit @ 4:00 pm ahead of the 5:00 city budget hearing. You can also join the hearing on zoom: Detroitmi.gov/Online-CC-Meeting

Chapter director Elayne Coleman: “Michigan must invest in upgrading to clean steel production or risk falling behind and losing critical manufacturing jobs." It's simple. Investing in clean manufacturing creates and saves jobs. Failing to do so leads to layoffs. www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...

Cleveland Cliffs plans to idle its Dearborn Works steel plant & lay off 600 workers in July driven by weak auto production in the US. @michigansierra.bsky.social calls on the state to invest in clean steel or risk falling behind & losing good manufacturing jobs. www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...

🗣️West Siders!🗣️ Join us tomorrow at the Fremont Library for Congressman John Moolenaar's constituent town hall. Whether or not Rep, Moolenaar shows up, we will be there to have our voices heard. Doors open & registration begins at 6:30 p.m. More details ⬇️

📢Use your voice to defend Michigan's environment!📢 Join us in Lansing on May 15th for our annual Citizen Lobby Day at the Michigan Capitol. No previous experience necessary. Stay tuned for more details over the next week. Register now bit.ly/SCLobbyDay

📣 Speak up now to protect our climate future! Sign our petition demanding Congressman Tom Barrett hold an in-person town hall with voters. And join us Friday to deliver it to his office! tinyurl.com/mw8hr2x3 #DefendIRA #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction #ProtectOurProgress

Our March virtual action hour will focus on protecting National Parks and public lands, which are currently under assault. Join us March 26! RSVP to get the login info at act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

TIME CHANGE: This protest now starts at NOON. Protestors will start gathering as early as 11:00. Don't let Vance hide!!!

🚨 URGENT 🚨 TOMORROW, March 14th, from 1 pm - 3pm: Protest VP Vance’s visit to Vantage Plastics in Bay City! Participants will assemble at UAW Local 362 to make their voices heard about the administration’s policies and priorities. UAW Local 362 4427 E. Wilder Rd. Bay City, MI

In case you missed it: House Republicans took a chainsaw to the state budget on Friday. Take action with us in just a few clicks here and tell your lawmakers this is UNACCEPTABLE bit.ly/saveourservc...

"Using tariffs as a blunt instrument, without additional investments in cleaner manufacturing technologies, will simply lead to more pollution in our communities." - Sierra Club Michigan Chapter Director Elayne Coleman

In @bridgemi.com this morning: "So much is at stake for Michigan ... The protection of our state and national parks, forests, Great Lakes, and wildlife refuges is not just an environmental issue — it’s a moral and economic imperative." www.bridgemi.com/guest-commen...

Science 🤝 Democracy

Sierra Club Political and Legislative Director Christy McGillivray is set to speak around 2:20 pm. We hope to see you there, but if you can't make it you can read those remarks here at her Substack: substack.com/inbox/post/1...

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...

Michigan's Stand Up for Science rally is on FRIDAY at the state capitol building. This national day of action promotes evidence-based policymaking, robust scientific funding, and research integrity. Sierra Club's Christy McGillivray, will join speakers Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and State Rep Julie Brixie.

We're not the only ones who noticed 👀

We commend Gov. Whitmer for the strides Michigan has made under her leadership, but we were concerned about what was left unsaid in her Sate of the State address. The time to act is now. None of our priorities stand a chance without fair, functional democracy. www.sierraclub.org/michigan/blo...