Blog posts from around the country
Toiyabe Chapter
The North Valmy Generating Station is the last remaining utility-owned coal plant in Nevada after the Reid Gardner plant closed in March of 2017. In May of 2017, Valmy’s co-owner, Idaho Power, announced their plansto close Unit 1 in 2019 and Unit 2…
Lone Star Chapter
"Eighteen years ago, I began working at the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club. I was fresh out of college with a degree in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology and I was (and still am) ready to work hard on behalf of the people and…
Idaho Chapter
After conducting an economic analysis of their last coal plant in Nevada, NV energy found they can save money by replacing the plant with solar generation. However, they have decided to continue operating both units at the expensive, polluting coal…
Wisconsin Chapter
On Wednesday, January 24, 2018 the proposed rule revisions to NR 151 were passed by the Natural Resources Board. They now go on to the Legislature. The John Muir Chapter supports these changes for the reasons spelled out below.
New Jersey Chapter
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has officially adopted amendments to the Ground Water Quality Standards, including adoption of a stricter standard for Perfluorononanoic Acid (PFNA). The Drinking Water Quality Institute had…
Grand Canyon Chapter
SANTA FE, NM — After a brief delay due to the government shutdown, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its annual count of at least 114 Mexican gray wolves living in remote areas of western New Mexico and eastern Arizona. The Mexican Wolf…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Against a national backdrop of environmental rollbacks, deregulation, and climate change skepticism, and amidst the terrifying and historic fires that destroyed neighborhoods and lives in the North Bay and Southern California, it has been a…
Maryland Chapter
On Thursday, February 15th, over 250 concerned people of Maryland, West Virginia, & D.C. came together in Annapolis, MD to rally and hold a candlelight vigil outside of Governor Larry Hogan’s mansion.
Ohio
Seven conservation groups have filed an administrative protest challenging a Bureau of Land Management plan to auction off 345 acres of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest for oil and gas fracking leases in March.