Blog posts from around the country
Massachusetts Chapter
On Friday, July 31st, the traditional last day of the legislative session, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at reducing our state’s carbon emissions. The bill would create carbon emissions targets for 2030 and 2040,…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
This is the moment for a new generation of Bay Chapter leaders to join those who have been doing so much good work for so long.
Lone Star Chapter
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) released a modest proposal to revise the “Rule 32 Datasheet” to require oil and gas operators to provide more accurate information to the Commission when requesting authorization to flare and vent gas (methane).
New Jersey Chapter
The NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway have seen a decrease in traffic and toll revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the NJ Turnpike Authority, traffic on the Turnpike was down 30% through June and traffic on the Parkway was down…
New Jersey Chapter
There are still 980,277 people in New Jersey still without power after Tropical Storm rampaged through the state. Yesterday close to 1.4 million people in New Jersey were left in the dark. According to NJ.com, that’s more than 25%of the utility…
New Jersey Chapter
The damage that Isaias brought was severe across the entire state. In South Jersey, Isaias brought 109 mph winds and two tornadoes in Barnegat township and ripped off roofs of business in Wildwood and Cape May. In Hudson County, in Jersey City,…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Welcome to the online-only edition of the Sylvanian, our long-running Chapter Newsletter!
Southeastern Pennsylvania Group / Pennsylvania Chapter / Philadelphia Pennsylvania
In this age of food insecurity and food deserts, several organizations throughout Pennsylvania are working to improve access to healthy food in their local areas by hosting or running community gardens, while others collect and disseminate…
Southeastern Pennsylvania Group / Pennsylvania Chapter / Philadelphia Pennsylvania
New words have crept into our vocabulary since March: Self-isolation. Social distancing. Pandemic. No-touch transactions.
Fear about the COVID-19 pandemic has captured our focus. We now obsess about hand-washing, mask-wearing and who touched…
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
This excellent article by Hop Hopkins, Sierra Club Director of Stragegic Partnerships explains how Racism is Killing the Planet