Blog posts from around the country
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Houston METRO, our local transit agency, is currently working on a new draft plan to determine future projects. Compared to other major urban areas, Houston has inadequate public transit infrastructure, and a huge limiting factor on future transit…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Southern Pine Beetles (SPBs) are predators of pine trees (Longleaf, Loblolly, and Shortleaf) in East Texas. In the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT) and on private lands, landowners often control SPBs after they have attacked pine…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The City of Houston is creating a plan to reduce its emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
You can help. Join us on August 18th to share your concerns, your vision, and your solutions for creating
a world that supports all of us. We…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Sometimes there are days during a Houston summer when it is just too hot to get outside and explore. This can be a good time to catch up on reading, or nature study online. Fortunately we are getting more nature blogs in the area that document and…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On July 21st, a blazing hot, sticky day to be outside, high school students from throughout the Woodlands area came together at Rob Fleming Park to raise awareness for climate change. Several young and motivated speakers, including Gabrielle Dufrene…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Each year in the Houston metro area, hundreds of thousands of mattresses are dumped to create millions of cubic feet of landfill, enough to fill two (2) Reliant Stadiums, every year! But 90% of these mattresses can be recycled. In response to this…
Piasa Palisades Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
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Angeles Chapter
There have been a lot of cheers on the several bills in Sacramento on reducing plastic pollution. Among them is California Asembly Bill 2379, which tackles a big but little-known problem.