Coastal Virginia Sierra Club

08/21/2026

TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY!

Tomorrow, August 22nd, is the last day to share your comments with BOEM regarding commercial seabed mining off the Eastern Shore. The impact of this initiative would be catastrophic, so please make sure you take a moment to make your voice heard.

JOIN US on Tuesday, September 15th for our Monthly Meeting with Special Guest Catherine Kilduff from the Center for Biological Diversity to discuss the impacts this would have on our coastal and marine ecosystems.

Visit https://linktr.ee/covasierraclub for more information about the proposed commercial seabed mining, to register your comments with BOEM, and to RSVP for our September meeting!

08/13/2026

UPCOMING IMPORTANT MEETING!! The Trump Administration is looking at leasing a Delaware-sized patch of the seabed off the coast of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. This would be catastrophic for numerous marine animals and ecosystems, as well as the commonwealth's coastal economy. Next month, Catherine Kilduff from the Center for Biological Diversity will be joining us to talk about the potential impact of the proposed seabed mining and what we can do to help.

In the meantime, you can voice your thoughts to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) until August 22nd. Click here for more information about the issue and voicing your opinion: https://tinyurl.com/COVASeabedMining

RSVP to the meeting here: https://tinyurl.com/COVASeptemberMeeting

08/11/2026

Kinda chic to get involved with the Coastal Virginia Sierra Club 👀

https://linktr.ee/covasierraclub

07/27/2026

⚠️ Did you know that the Trump administration is actively considering leasing federal waters off the coast of the Eastern Shore for commercial seabed mining? ⚠️

The impacts of this would be catastrophic for the environment, the marine life that calls this area home, the local economy, and more.

‼️USE YOUR VOICE‼️ The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is looking for comments on or before AUGUST 22.

🔗 Click here for more information, a sample comment, and to connect directly with BOEM: https://linktr.ee/covasierraclub

07/24/2026

TOMORROW is the LAST DAY to join us at Norfolk Botanical Garden for their Plastic Free July initiative! We've had so much fun this month, and we hope you will stop by and see us, along with other sustainability-focused vendors!

07/23/2026

TONIGHT! Join Environment Virginia for Plastic Free Living: Tips & Tricks for a Zero Waste Life. As Plastic Free July comes to a close, we want to remember to be conscientious about plastic use all year long. To spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by plastic pollution, we’re raising our voices for a world with less single-use plastic products. How can you be a more sustainable consumer in a world with so much plastic?

This is a FREE online event! RSVP HERE:

Join us to discuss how to use less plastic and how we can move beyond a plastic world in the future.

07/23/2026

Our August Monthly Meeting is coming up and we’re thrilled to have the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter new grassroots organizer, Billy Davies, join us! He’s going to show us how to have fun while building the power we need to help people and the planet. We’re really excited for this one and we hope you will join us! RSVP HERE:

Special Guest Billy Davies

07/22/2026

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Many thanks to all of the Coastal Virginia Sierra Club folks who joined Save the Dismal at the Chesapeake City Council Demonstration and Meeting last night!
We got a little press love.

Chesapeake City Council unanimously voted to pause data center land use applications for 8 months while leaders craft new restrictions.

07/21/2026

Join Greenlight Action TONIGHT for a Supporter Meet-Up for Energy Storage in Chesapeake! Head over to the Chesapeake City Council meeting afterwards to voice your support for the Millstone Energy Center!

Click here to RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/greenlightaction/event/963104/