Blog posts from around the country

Lone Star Chapter
$690 million for home and multi-family energy efficiency upgrades and efficient appliances would be the largest such investment in residential energy efficiency ever in Texas.
Oregon Chapter
The Oregon Department of Forestry has spent several years developing a Habitat Conservation Plan. On March 7, State Forester Cal Mukumoto will present his recommendation on whether to adopt the HCP, and the Board of Forestry will vote on whether to…
Maine Chapter
2024 has arrived and with it we have the sixtieth anniversary of the federal Wilderness Act that established America’s National Wilderness Preservation System.
Pennsylvania Chapter
On January 7, 2024, our Chapter lost its Chair, Chris Shepherd, in a tragic encounter with police. It’s still hard for me to understand what happened, because it should never have happened. In an interview with the local CBS affiliate, Chris’s…
Lone Star Chapter
Are municipal utilities investing in energy savings, demand response, solar, storage, electric vehicles, and other programs needed to transition to clean energy? Find out in the latest update to our Clean Energy Scorecard.
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
The March program will be Dr. Al Gedicks , who has long worked with Wisconsin tribes, on "Defending Wisconsin's Sacred Waters from Dangerous Mine Proposals." This free program begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 18. Register to get the Zoom link.
New Jersey Chapter
Trenton, NJ – Governor Murphy is proposing to make significant investments in our open spaces, grid and to NJ Transit. On February 27th, Governor Murphy gave his fiscal year budget address for 2025 (FY 25) which is available online here.
North Star Chapter
The world’s transition to green energy depends, we are told, on increased use of certain “critical” minerals. In northern Minnesota, the fever for prospecting these minerals has led to conflict between mining and environmental interests. But mining…
WNC Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
This hike in Pisgah National Forest will start at the Ranger Station and takes Thrift Cove to Grassy Road and then the Sycamore Cove trail and returns to the Ranger Station.