Blog posts from around the country

Alabama Chapter
A small, colorful fish found in the Coosa River Basin is now federally protected.
Lone Star Chapter
Climate Action SA turns a funeral into a celebration while marking the last gasps of San Antonio’s oldest and dirtiest coal plant.
Angeles Chapter
The massive BKK Corporation Landfill in West Covina closed 23 years ago; it’s history pockmarked with chemical spills on streets leading to the dump, methane and vinyl chloride leaks, evacuations of residents, and pro
Delta Chapter
In an article this week in The Times-Picayune, environmental reporter Bob Marshall describes how "New research shows oceans are warming about 40 percent faster on average than previously thought, a finding researchers said could contribute a foot to…
Alabama Chapter
"Data collected by citizen scientists (people like YOU) provide us with information that we can turn into insight, future restoration projects, program plans & ultimately improve the health of the Coosa. River conditions constantly change and we…
Massachusetts Chapter
In this piece, Megan Brake dives into a major recommendation by Governor Baker's Commission on the Future of Transportation. Today, Massachusetts’ public transit options cater almost exclusively to people who live and work in Boston. Adequate…
Lone Star Chapter
Budget action today! Tune in and watch the Texas Senate Finance Committee deliberate and receive testimony on several key agencies, like TCEQ, Railroad Commission, Texas Water Development Board, and Texas Parks & Wildlife.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
New Houston Recycling Facility: Last year the City of Houston signed a new recycling contract with FCC Environmental, and their new MRF (Materials Recovery Facility) is under construction and expected to open this spring. Recycling and Contamination…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Two significant new bike lane projects are in the final months of development and are expected to begin construction by early summer 2019. These bike lanes will tie into existing bike lanes and help create a more viable network.... (Read more)
New Jersey Chapter
This morning a fire at the Monmouth County Landfill broke out in one of the buildings. Plumes of smoke funneled out of the building as fire crews battle to put out the fire. This is just days after a town council meeting on the horrible odors coming…