Sierra Club Wisconsin

06/24/2026

In June 2025, The Trump Administration announced its intention to rescind this rule saying it restricts the Forest Service’s ability to properly manage fire risks and hurts economic development in rural America.

06/24/2026

Join us for volunteer night! Stop by the chapter office Thursday, June 25th anytime from 4:30-7:30PM for an evening shift to help us get some work done. We will have various project stations including texting📲, event promotion🌠, data entry💻, letter & comment writing📝and more! No experience needed. Sign up today!
https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001W1zUmIAJ

06/23/2026

Join us TODAY to take action on the most pressing issues! Attend our monthly action hour today from 6-7pm to learn what the candidates said at the recent energy forum and take action to support clean energy, restrictions on data centers, the shut down of Line 5, and more!

https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001c7NkmIAE

06/22/2026

Action hour Tuesday online at 6 pm https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001c7NkmIAE&mapLinkHref=
Healing Plants Walk in Hopkins Hollow, Thu, Jun 25, 2026; 1:00 PM - 2:30, https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001omLBPIA2
If you are in the Madison-area please join us for Volunteer Night this Thursday, June 25th from 430-730 at the chapter office. We will have various project stations set up for things like texting, writing and research, data entry and more. There is plenty to do and no experience is needed. Details and sign up: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001W1zUmIAJ
Check out other events: https://www.sierraclub.org/wisconsin/calendar
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Line 5: The State of Michigan is now taking public comments on a key water discharge permit for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 oil tunnel through the Straits of Mackinac. Enbridge is asking permission to cause irreparable damage to Lake Michigan, one of the world's most ecologically sensitive and important freshwater passages. Write a comment to oppose these permits! https://act.sierraclub.org/actions/Michigan?actionId=AR0620227
Enbridge is continuing with construction of the Line 5 reroute while a judge considers whether state permits for the project were appropriately granted. On-the-ground monitoring is happening to track what Enbridge is doing, and you can read about some of the observations here. https://www.sierraclub.org/wisconsin/blog/2026/06/line-5-oil-pipeline-threatens-wisconsin-what-it-looks

06/20/2026

A memorial for Dr. Al Gedicks will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at 10:00 am-3:00 pm Central, at the Menominee Casino Convention Center in Keshena, Wisconsin.

Al Gedicks was a long-time ally and friend of the Wisconsin Chapter and we fought the Flambeau mine and Crandon mine proposal side-by-side including important legal fights.

Get the details: https://www.sierraclub.org/wisconsin/blog/2026/06/honoring-dr-al-gedicks

06/20/2026

Long before it became a federal holiday, Juneteenth lived in Black memory, Black prayer, Black churches, Black parks, Black family reunions, and Black joy. It is more than a celebration of emancipation—it is a demand that we tell the truth about who built this country, who continues to shape it, and why protecting Black freedom strengthens democracy for everyone.

Environmental justice is not separate from democracy. Communities cannot protect their air, water, land, or health if they are denied political power, stripped of historical truth, or pushed out of public decision-making. That is why Juneteenth belongs in environmental work. Because freedom has a geography. It lives in our lungs, our water, our neighborhoods, our stories, and our shared future.

Truth matters. Help us spread it. Wishing you a happy and meaningful .

06/17/2026

"These big-picture views, these calls for protection and public interest, have not yet found a place in the world of permits and injunctions. If Department of Natural Resources officials and judges must follow the existing processes, regulations and laws, isn’t it the responsibility of democratically elected officials to ensure that those policies, regulations and laws can effectively represent public interest over corporate ones?

In a recent gubernatorial forum, seven candidates, when asked about Line 5, said that tribal sovereignty and the protection of the local environment and the Great Lakes were paramount. Several expressed misgivings that the interests of the Wisconsin public appear to be losing out to those of a Canadian corporation.

My hope is that these words do not remain abstract slogans, but are put into practice through concrete and specific policy changes."

Dear Editor: In the six years that I have been following the protracted legal battles surrounding the Line 5 reroute, I’ve observed that the current systems of regulation and departmental

06/17/2026

Take action here: https://act.sierraclub.org/actions/National?actionId=AR0603784

Ranking Member Heinrich hosts a press conference on Senate Republic...

06/17/2026

Read this great letter-to-the-editor about an important opportunity to advocate for the .

Read the letter here: https://captimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/letter-egle-do-the-right-thing/article_ddcb7712-14be-402c-9f24-60eec1f799b2.html

Then submit comments here: https://act.sierraclub.org/actions/Michigan?actionId=AR0620227

Dear Editor: Michigan’s Department of Energy, Great Lakes, and Environment (EGLE) has a momentous decision to make. Will they allow the Canadian company Enbridge to make an oil tunnel underneath

06/15/2026