Blog posts from around the country

San Francisco Bay Chapter
With coal exports ramping up at the Levin Terminal on the Richmond waterfront, the City Council last night took an important step toward protect the community from deadly coal dust pollution.
Pennsylvania Chapter
Yesterday Pennsylvania, along with a bipartisan group of governors from eight other states and the Mayor of Washington DC, announced a plan to design a regional policy to limit climate disrupting carbon pollution from the transportation sector.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Since its founding in the late 1960’s, the Houston Sierra Club (Sierra Club) has advocated for flood management that not only “Keeps people out of harm’s way” but also “Works with, and not against Nature”. These two principles, along with public…
Virginia Chapter
CONTACTLily Franklin, Legislative Director at the Office of Delegate Sam Rasoul(540)309-7392, delsrasoul@house.virginia.gov
New Jersey Chapter
Today the Drinking Water Quality Institute (DWQI) will hold a meeting to discuss previous DWQI MCL Recommendations on PFNA and1,2,3-TCP – NJDEP MCL rule adoption and implementation b. PFOA and PFOS – status of DWQI recommendations. In September, DEP…
Washington State Chapter
The following letter was sent to Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on December 11, 2018. Please share your support for a #Safe35th and let Mayor Durkan know we need safer and more sustainable ways to get around the city.
Maryland Chapter
The General Assembly should act in 2019 to ban disposable food containers made of expanded polystyrene foam as an important step in reining in the plastic pollution crisis.