Blog posts from around the country
Allegheny Group, Pennsylvania Chapter / Pennsylvania Chapter / Pennsylvania
Allegheny Group supports B-PEP's call for justice for Antwon Rose (click on this post's title for more info)
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for July 2018. Click the title to see the news this month.
Grand Canyon Chapter
Phoenix, AZ – Today, in the wake of the resignation of scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Scott Pruitt, public health and environmental advocates called on Senator Jeff Flake to oppose weakening health and…
Wisconsin Chapter
As you have likely heard by now, Scott Pruitt has resigned as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator after months of scandal and rolling back our rights to clean air and water.
Lone Star Chapter
Now that the nationwide June 30 “Families Belong Together” rallies have passed, we will continue to be in solidarity with RGV organizers, friends, and allies against family separation and detainment, against more border walls that separate neighbors…
Delta Chapter
The Sierra Club generated almost 100,000 comments urging for Pruitt’s firing and helped expose many of his scandals through Freedom of Information Act requests.
Delta Chapter
Clearly, water was a top priority this legislative session. We saw some success with the passage of Rep. Hunter’s bill increasing testing for lead in certain water systems, even though Rep. Hunter introduced many more bills regarding public…
Lone Star Chapter
Today, President Donald Trump tweeted that he accepted scandal plagued EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation.
Ohio
The average American uses 1.6 plastic straws a day according to The Ocean Conservancy, meaning that over 500 million straws a day are being disposed in the United States alone.