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Protect Two Million Acres of Wilderness: The Senate will soon vote on a Public Land protection bill (S.22), which will permanently protect more than two million acres of wilderness, 1,000 miles of Wild and Scenic rivers, and establish the 26-million-acre National Landscape Conservation System. Take action.
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Updates
Sierra Club Responds to the TN Coal Ash Spill
We are all saddened by the destruction caused to families and the environment by the Dec. 22 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) coal ash spill near Harriman, Tenn. We have many Sierra Club staff and volunteers from or living in that general area, and they've told us about the aftermath as well as sent us some shocking photos and video. Read the full story.
Big Win In 10-Year Fight To Protect Premier Surf Spot
For more than a decade the Sierra Club has fought a proposed 16-mile toll road through San Onofre State Beach, one of California's most popular state parks. The campaign realized a major victory on December 18 when the U.S. Commerce Department ruled to uphold the California Coastal Commission's rejection of the project. The Foothill South toll road would have despoiled more than half of the park, including a popular campground, a land conservancy, a sacred Native American burial site, and a pristine watershed feeding into the renowned Trestles surf beach. Read more.
