The Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club

Delta Chapter Legislative Updates 2012

2012-01-21T21:37:00.019-06:00

Delta Chapter Legislative Updates 2012 The 2012 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature convenes at noon on Monday, March 12, 2012 and final adjournment is no later than 6:00 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012. The length of the session is 60 legislative days during an 85 calendar day period. The subject matter of the session is general in nature; however, no measure levying or

Delta Chapter Executive Committee 2012 - 2014 - Election Candidate Statements

2011-11-29T11:16:00.005-06:00

Michael Caire I am a Sierra Club life member and involved activist especially in northeast Louisiana. Past success stories include complete funding for the purchase of Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge, followed up years later by the listing of the Louisiana Black Bear which is now approaching recovery status, Saline Bayou Wild and Scenic River designation, scenic river designation by

Sierra Club Delta Chapter in Louisiana endorses J.P. Morrell for Louisiana State Senate District 3

2011-10-18T13:22:00.001-05:00

Sierra Club Delta Chapter in Louisiana supports J.P. Morrell for election to represent Louisiana State Senate District 3, New Orleans. The Sierra Club appreciates Senator Morrell’s work to improve the health and protect the environment for residents of New Orleans and the people of Louisiana. Recent examples of his actions to represent all of the people in the state include his decisions to hold

Sierra Club Position on RESTORE Act

2011-10-06T17:21:00.000-05:00

Background In late July, a bipartisan delegation of Gulf Coast Senators introduced the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act, or the RESTORE the Gulf Coast Act (S. 1400). The bill would direct 80% of the anticipated Clean Water Act (CWA) fines levied against BP to the five Gulf Coast states. This reflects Navy Secretary

A Tale of the Pearl and Swine

2011-09-02T01:54:00.002-05:00

Beginning on August 9, the Temple-Inland paper mill in Bogalusa discharged very large amounts of toxic “black liquor” into the Pearl River. This discharge eventually caused the death of hundreds of thousands of fish and other wildlife throughout the length of the Pearl and beyond, including the death of at least 24 endangered Gulf Sturgeon and an as yet unknown--but significant--impact on

Flood Shows Need for "Room for Rivers"

2011-06-30T14:05:00.007-05:00

The surge of water that made its way down the central valley of the United States and came to be known as the 2011 Mississippi Flood has come and gone in Louisiana. For many, catastrophe was barely averted by a few precious feet of levees and sandbags. Others fared less well, especially with the opening of the New Madrid and Morganza Floodways, unleashing the river’s awesome power in areas

Quarterly Delta Sierran Posted on Website

2011-06-30T12:49:00.001-05:00

Just wanted to let you know that the Delta Sierran has been posted on the Delta Chapter website or you can follow the attached link. Articles, photos and news are appreciated from all members of the club. The next issue submission deadline is September 1, 2011. You can email your information to lesliemarch@hotmail.com. Hope that you are all well, signing off from sunny Oregon. Leslie March

Calling All Young Movement Builders and Revolutionaries!

2011-06-14T15:23:00.003-05:00

DO YOU DREAM OF CHANGING THE WORLD? The environmental challenges of our generation are great and hard to ignore. You may have grown up in a community polluted with toxins from a power plant or refinery; you may have been impacted or moved by the tragedy of the BP Disaster; you may simply have that bug that doesn’t allow you to look away from what’s happening without wanting dig your hands in

Sierra Club Delta Chapter Legislative Update June 12, 2011

2011-06-12T18:40:00.001-05:00