We work on conservation issues at the local, state and national level. The Conservation Committee meets on the second Wednesday of each month for general updates and action items in issue specific committees. Join our Email list for meeting agendas and updates. We also have issues specific meetings on Energy and Plastic Pollution. See the calendar for details on Conservation, Past Plastic, and Energy meetings.
If you would like to get involved with our Conservation Committee or other issue specific committees, please visit our Committees page to submit a response to our volunteering survey.
Experiencing a sewage backup ? Prior to the 2004 federal consent decree, the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati often considered backups of sewage into basements and onto property to be “acts of
Last year, Sierra Club worked for improvement to our bus system, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce inequities in our regional transportation system. Metro will be adding new 24/7/365 service on
The Miami Group has launched a study of PFAS in regional public water supplies. Local activists met last week with Dr. Abinash Agrawal, professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Wright State University,
Plastic shopping bags will be with us a little longer. What can consumers do to eliminate them? On May 12 of this week, Kroger announced that it would delay its plans to eliminate
“Restore Our Earth”. That’s the theme of Earth Day 2021. Join the Miami Group Sierra Club and thousands of other organizations as we come together to celebrate and take action! Maybe you’re looking
The water quality in the Ohio River is impaired by nitrogen and phosphorus (N&P) pollution coming from factory farms and sewer plants. Despite years of recognition at Ohio EPA that our rivers are
The state of Ohio joined polluting industries in late 2020 and asked the Trump administration to remove an important provision of the federally enforceable Clean Air Act Implementation Plan in Ohio. This provision
Miami Group’s Energy Committee is launching an effort to increase the number of communities that are opting for energy aggregation, which allows local governments to negotiate better prices for energy and include wind
Experiencing a sewage backup ? Prior to the 2004 federal consent decree, the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati often considered backups of sewage into
Last year, Sierra Club worked for improvement to our bus system, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce inequities in our regional transportation system.
The Miami Group has launched a study of PFAS in regional public water supplies. Local activists met last week with Dr. Abinash Agrawal, professor of
Plastic shopping bags will be with us a little longer. What can consumers do to eliminate them? On May 12 of this week, Kroger announced
“Restore Our Earth”. That’s the theme of Earth Day 2021. Join the Miami Group Sierra Club and thousands of other organizations as we come together
The water quality in the Ohio River is impaired by nitrogen and phosphorus (N&P) pollution coming from factory farms and sewer plants. Despite years of
The state of Ohio joined polluting industries in late 2020 and asked the Trump administration to remove an important provision of the federally enforceable Clean
Miami Group’s Energy Committee is launching an effort to increase the number of communities that are opting for energy aggregation, which allows local governments to
