Blog posts from around the country
North Carolina Chapter
Triangle-area Sierrans want state authorities to hold a hearing on a permit request for a quarry on land bordering the popular Umstead State Park, citing concerns over dust, noise and increased industrial traffic that would result from the business.
Maryland Chapter
Please join us in welcoming Paula Posas, our new Deputy Director for the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter!
Maryland Chapter
Eye-catching tweets and headlines across the country are proclaiming “Corona is racist,” and as rates of COVID-19 contraction and death rise in minority communities, it sure seems that way. However, it's not Corona that's racist, but society. Read…
Lone Star Chapter
In the middle of a pandemic, you might be thinking about ways to get outdoors while still practicing physical distancing. Well if you plan on visiting a river, reservoir or stream, one thing you might consider is just how safe it is to swim in that…
Lone Star Chapter
Even as oil plummets to negative prices and a glut in the oil market continues to burgeon, and the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) discusses “proration” -- cuts in oil production to stabilize prices -- the RRC is still granting requests from Texas…
New Jersey Chapter
Governor Murphy recently signed A2371(Singleton) into law. The law requires generators of food waste such as hospitals, prisons, restaurants and supermarkets to recycle food garbage rather than send it to incinerators or landfills. The law will go…
New Jersey Chapter
On Friday, April 17, 2020, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) have issued a Combined Final Environmental Impact Statement/Record of Decision for the NJ TRANSIT NJ TRANSITGRID TRACTION POWER…
New Jersey Chapter
According to the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife, Wildlife Management Areas remain open for passive recreation. This means that the NJDFW’s logging plan at Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area of approximately 9.1 acres will resume.