Blog posts from around the country
Grand Canyon Chapter
A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY -- A ROBUST DEMOCRACY IS ESSENTIAL FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT -- EPA TAKES LONG-AWAITED STEP TO STRENGTHEN SOOT STANDARD, PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH -- Borderlands Large and Small Wildlife Openings…
Grand Canyon Chapter
by Sandy Bahr: "It is no coincidence that countries and portions of countries, including here in the United States, where democracy is under fire and not functioning, are also places where there are huge issues with air and water quality."
Grand Canyon Chapter
EPA released updated Standards to curb a deadly air pollutant that harms public health, causing premature death and decreased lung function -- responsible for over 100,000 deaths in the US every year.
Grand Canyon Chapter
by Erick Meza: "...Sierra Club has advocated for wildlife openings where walls were constructed -- for storm gates to be opened year-round -- to provide movement of water as well as wildlife -- dozens of small wildlife openings...
Grand Canyon Chapter
...[calls for] AZ Gov. Katie Hobbs to close the Pinyon Plain uranium mine -- located in the country’s newest national monument, near Grand Canyon -- Closing the mine safeguards Tribal cultural heritage and prevents permanent damage to Grand Canyon’s…
Grand Canyon Chapter
by Brianna Morales Figueroa: "I explored Environmental day with Earth Club this year for the third time -- my favorite Environmental Day, considering...the amazing speakers who contributed their ideas on the water issues that Arizona is facing"
Grand Canyon Chapter
"...an adorable, loveable reptile, endangered because of habitat loss -- We must keep these cute animals alive to make the world a better place for everything. That includes you!" ~ by Alexandra White, 13 yo Sierra Club Wildlife Activist
Grand Canyon Chapter
by Chelsey McHale: "...[Clint McHale] veered off the trail...and fell 50 feet -- due to his location from going off-trail, it took rescue crews much longer to get to him -- he sadly passed away, in transport to hospital."
Grand Canyon Chapter
by Cyndi Tuell: "Sierra Club’s southern AZ group based in Tucson...has made a fresh start with a new name -- Started more than four decades ago, it reorganized as the Nopales Group in 2023 -- now led by new leaders, including chair Anakarina…