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Sierra Club Sues EPA Over Texas’ Shoddy Haze Plan
Another development in the Fayette coal plant saga
"...Today, Sierra Club announced it is suing the Environmental Protection Agency..."

June 15, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Life After Sierra Blanca
"...Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) to deny approvalof the Sierra Blanca low-level nuclear waste dump. Conventional wisdom went that..."

Oct. 30, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Day Trips: Sierra Madera Astrobleme
Meteor crater south of Fort Stockton creates a blemish on the desert floor
"...The Sierra Madera Astrobleme on U.S. 385 between Fort Stockton and..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Clearly Stating the Sierra Club's Position
"...Chronicle and Randi Shade continue to mischaracterize the Austin Sierra Club water policy position, particularly regarding Water Treatment Plant..."

June 10, 2011 Postmarks

Sierra Sues Luminant
Sierra Club targets one of nation's 'dirtiest coal plants'
"...On Sept. 2, the Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice and the Environmental Integrity Project,..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Sierra Club Officials Support Clark
"...candidate Jennifer Kim's campaign ad mentions working with the Sierra Club on environmental issues in the valley, we urge..."

June 8, 2005 Postmarks

Coal News: Sierra Club Still Watching TXU, Ranks of Greenhouse-Gas Reduction Accord Grow, and Coal-Fired Power Plant Investments Protested
"...That's a mouthful. The Lone Star Sierra Club is prodding Dallas utility TXU, now doing business..."

Nov. 21, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

A New Favorite at Old Settler’s: Sierra Ferrell
Rising roots singer impresses at the Central Texas folk campout
"...taste buds awoken by something entirely new to me. Sierra Ferrell, though, did just that...."

Oct. 26, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Whoa Nelly: Sierra Blanca Strikes Again
Rapper briefly detained at checkpoint

Oct. 11, 2012 Music Post by Shelley Hiam

Keeping Busy
Armendariz moves from the EPA to the Sierra Club, still defending the environment
"...spring, moved to Austin this summer to join the Sierra Club as its senior campaign representative for the statewide..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Wasteland
Radioactive Waste and Money Woo Sierra Blanca
"...and they want to dump it on us." -- Sierra Blanca business owner Gloria Addington photograph by Robert Bryce..."

Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Out-Gunned?
Sierra Blanca Dump Proponents Divide and Multiply
"...nine opponents of the radioactive waste disposal facility in Sierra Blanca, outside of El Paso, will be able to..."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Freetown
The director of The Saratov Approach is back with another true Mormon epic
"...they decide to attempt a daring escape to neighboring Sierra Leone’s Freetown. The hitch? It’s 370 miles away, their..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blood Diamond
This action-packed take on the issue of blood diamonds is an example of social critique masquerading as cineplex fodder.
"...taken hip-hop star Kanye West's Grammy-winning track "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" to fully coalesce the issue in the mind..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City
Rogers and Clark Two-Step at Sierra Club
"...After more than two years' service with the Sierra Club's Lone Star chapter, headquartered in Austin, grassroots outreach..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Heavy With Tradition, Old Settler's Music Festival Springs Eternal
We talk to Sierra Hull and spotlight favorites for next week’s campout
"...some projected highlights for Old Settler's 2022. – Kevin Curtin Sierra HullSaturday 23, Bluebonnet Stage, 6:20pm..."

April 15, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Free Solo
Staggering mountaineering achievement mixes vertigo with wonder
"...the mountain is nowhere near the pinnacle of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, but its unforgivably sheer facade of..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Uh-Oh Exxon
Oil giant sued for violations of the Clean Air Act
"...Yesterday the Sierra Club and Environment Texas publicly announced their intention to..."

July 8, 2010 News Post by Jillian Richardson

Shallow Grave
"...from Alan Parker's The Commitments to The Treasure of Sierra Madre, and never feels anything but wholly original. Juliet,..."

March 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

White Fang Two: Myth of the White Wolf
"...of Navarone, and a jigger of Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Olin keeps a pretty sure rein on this..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Trespass
"...more or less believable as the two Treasure of Sierra Madre-addled hicks, but T and Cube seem to do..."

Jan. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Old Favorites at Old Settler’s: McCoury, Rowan, and Shinyribs Highlight Early Lineup
Roots fest drops a dozen acts to preview spring return
"...One positive of the pandemic’s impact on live music..."

Jan. 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Obama Picks Environmentalist for EPA Region 6
Armendariz to oversee Texas
"...Sierra Club organizers Ian Davis and Eva Hernandez were celebrating..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Environmental Groups Sue Shell Oil Company
"...lawsuit filed this week by Environment Texas and the Sierra Club. “Because the state of Texas and the U.S...."

Jan. 10, 2008 News Post by Daniel Mottola

Nature's Water Clinic
Drought Has San Antonio Over a Pump
"...the key players in this political drama is the Sierra Club, which filed suit on June 10 in U.S...."

July 26, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

What a Dump
What Does Gov. Bush Have Buried in West Texas?
"...Rio Grande, near the tiny West Texas town of Sierra Blanca. As luck would have it, U.S. Sen. Paul..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Club Endorsements
Who's backing whom in the Nov. 6 election
"...Communications Workers-America, Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA), Sierra Club - Austin Regional Group, Stonewall Democrats of Austin,..."

Oct. 25, 2018 News Post

Reporting From the Front Lines
New media in troubled lands
"...In West Africa's Sierra Leone, the user age is skewing younger and younger...."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Naked City
Off The Desk:
"...A Sierra Club report released Wednesday, "The Dark Side of the..."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Feature

Off the Desk
"...afterburn -- especially down at the state and local Sierra Club headquarters. Calling former city council candidate Jeff Hart..."

June 14, 1996 News Feature

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