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Environmental Action

Politics, Elections, and Endorsements

The Sierra Club actively works to endorse and promote pro-environment candidates. To learn more about our political program and view our endorsements, visit our Politics section.

Energy

Forests and Parks

Massachusetts is home to some of the country's most treasured forests and parks. These open spaces provide us with outdoor activities, such as hiking and picnicking, but are also essential in maintaining a balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide. The chapter's goal is to protect our forests and parks from threats and abuse. Working with our environmental allies and state agencies, we seek to limit or discontinue logging, clearcutting, and other practices that lead to the degradation or destruction of these treasured lands. Click here for more.

Marine and Coastal Habitat

Legislative Action

As the federal government retreats further every day from our nation's environmental laws, actions at the state and local level are increasingly important to protect the health and safety of our families. Visit our Legislative Action home page to learn more about the issues we are working on in the state house.

  • 2011-2012 Bills
  • Victories in 2009-2010
  • Bottle Bill Update - We're working to extend our state's most effective recycling program to include water, sports drinks, flavored teas, and other on-the-go beverages.
  • E-Waste - The Electronics Take-Back bill requires brand owners of computers and TVs sold in this jurisdiction to pay for the costs of managing their discarded products. Twenty-two states have a similar law.
  • Legislation proposals

Zero Waste

Zero waste is a design principle and planning approach for the environmental management of resources. It aims to prevent waste by design rather than manage it after the fact. The Sierra Club's Zero Waste policy addresses not only the quantity of waste we generate, but also its toxicity, its contribution to climate change, and the important links between waste reduction and corporate responsibility. Click here for more.

Sprawl and Transportation

Public Lands and Open Space

Other:

Population: The Population Program's mission is to protect the environment and preserve natural resources for future generations by advancing global reproductive health and sustainable development initiatives. Click here for more.

Wastewater Treatment on Cape Cod: Nitrogen discharges from septic systems have resulted in the degradation of water quality; impacts to aquatic environment; fish kills, and aesthetic issues. Since the quality of our coastal waters is important to fishing, tourism, and the sense of place amongst residents, it is important to meet this challenge

 

See Also

Sierra Club Groups:

Cape Cod and the Islands Group

Greater Boston Group

Essex County Group

Thoreau Group

Committees

Political Committee

Energy Committee

Transportation Committee

Legislative Action Committee

Marine/Coastal Committee

Zero Waste Committee

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