Blog posts from around the country

New Jersey Chapter
At a meeting in Jersey City today, Governor Murphy responded to criticisms of over brining our roads when there is no snow that he has no time for over-preparing critics. DOT’s salt overload however can temporarily turn freshwater bodies - from…
Washington State Chapter
The sale, titled Michigan Trotter Timber Sale, was slated for January 2019 and will encompass approximately 63 acres, leaving no more than 8 trees per acre after harvest, according to a forester who walked the proposed cut area with Loo Wit in early…
Maryland Chapter
The 2019 session of the Maryland General Assembly has begun, and we need YOUR HELP to turn grassroots environmental activism into legislative power in Annapolis.
Lone Star Chapter
Late last year, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) predicted that energy supply would only have an 8.1% reserve margin in 2019. With another coal plant set to mothball, what's the new number?
Massachusetts Chapter
Read about Newton's impressive municipal aggregation program that provides 60% of electricity from renewable energy sources like wind and solar, Somerville's Climate Change Plan that sets goals to reduce emissions and much more.
Central Group / Angeles Chapter / California
We held our first Motivation Monday on January 14 to inspire members to set powerful eco-friendly resolutions for 2019.
Wisconsin Chapter
Uninhabited areas are logical places to build oil and gas pipelines. Having fewer people in close proximity to a pipeline minimizes the number of people who face immediate danger if a pipe were to leak or burst.
Ohio
A potential Ohio law, undermining local government, died quietly in committee during General Assembly 2018. In late 2017, Senator Coley (R) and Senator Lipps (R) introduced Senate Bill 210, a regressive bill that seeks to remove municipal authority…
San Gorgonio Chapter
Wildlands ConservancyThe monthly meeting of the Los Serranos Group of the Sierra Club is Tuesday, January 15, at 7:00 PM.  Our evening presentation will be by John Trammell, project manager of the Wildlands Conservancy.  The…
Middle Tennessee Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
The 960-acre Shelby Bottoms Greenway and Natural Area is located in East Nashville adjacent to Shelby Park and is one of five Natural Area Parks within Metro Parks.