• The New York State Legislature has passed a bill to ban a new fracking technique involving carbon dioxide. Governor Hochul has not yet signed the bill into law. Please call her office at 1-518-474-8390 and leave a message asking her to sign A.8866/ S.8357, the CO2 fracking ban, into law!

  Read the latest issue (May-August) of Terra Firma, pages 4-5, to find out more about this new threat which NYS is poised to outlaw. Find it in the Archives here.

Ways to Get Involved in Our Ongoing Work

Our volunteer experiences are custom built for you, depending on your interests, skills, and location. See some ideas below, click on the links for more information, and contact the indicated person to get involved.

To find  virtual or in-person volunteer opportunities across New York State or the US, visit the Sierra Club Volunteer Connection website at https://clubvolunteer.org/

You can also fill out our Lower Hudson Group Interested Volunteer form online here for local volunteer opportunities, or you can call or email our Volunteer Coordinator, George Klein, at 914 772-3916 or lowerhudson@gmail.com.  For Rockland County, please contact Peggy Kurtz at 845 709-0802 or pkurtz9@gmail.com.

Climate Crisis, including stopping new fossil infrastructure

• Join the NYS Atlantic Chapter’s Energy Committee, which meets every other week on Zoom.

• Lower Hudson Group Energy Committee focuses on local proposals and issues within Westchester, Putnam and Rockland. Contact Marilyn Elie at eliewestcan@gmail.com.

• Work with the Lower Hudson Group (LHG) Renewable Siting team to evaluate local proposed solar projects. Contact Jeff Schumann at jefflynn.dinobirds@gmail.com.

• Help bring renewable energy projects to your community through Climate Smart Communities, and other programs. For more information, contact Peggy Kurtz 845 709-0802 or pkurtz9@gmail.com.

• Join the LTE Team to help write or submit letters to the editor to advocate for the environment. For more information, contact Jeff Schumann at jefflynn.dinobirds@gmail.com.

• Connect with the national Sierra Club’s Climate Emergency Mobilization Team.

• Be part of the Clean Transportation for All team!

Toxic Chemicals, such as PFAS or “forever chemicals”

• Join the effort to ban PFAS in NY State.

Political Action 

• Help Lower Hudson Group with candidate interviews as part of the Sierra Club Endorsement process (must be a Sierra Club member).

• Call Sierra Club members to support our endorsed candidates (must be a Sierra Club member).

Conservation

• Volunteer with our Conservation Committee to protect animals, plants and natural resources. 

Outings

• Outings skills:  We organize occasional hikes. Get in touch to learn more or become an Outings Leader. Contact Gail Dutan at gail@move2lifeny.com . (To just participate in a hike, see our Get Outside page.)

Rockland County

• Rockland County committee.

Other Ways to Get Involved

Not sure how you can help? Fill out our Interested Volunteer form online here.