Blog posts from around the country

New Jersey Chapter
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has officially adopted amendments to the Ground Water Quality Standards, including adoption of a stricter standard for Perfluorononanoic Acid (PFNA). The Drinking Water Quality Institute had…
Grand Canyon Chapter
SANTA FE, NM — After a brief delay due to the government shutdown, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its annual count of at least 114 Mexican gray wolves living in remote areas of western New Mexico and eastern Arizona. The Mexican Wolf…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Against a national backdrop of environmental rollbacks, deregulation, and climate change skepticism, and amidst the terrifying and historic fires that destroyed neighborhoods and lives in the North Bay and Southern California, it has been a…
Maryland Chapter
On Thursday, February 15th, over 250 concerned people of Maryland, West Virginia, & D.C. came together in Annapolis, MD to rally and hold a candlelight vigil outside of Governor Larry Hogan’s mansion.
Ohio
Seven conservation groups have filed an administrative protest challenging a Bureau of Land Management plan to auction off 345 acres of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest for oil and gas fracking leases in March.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is engaged in an assault on our National Park, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wilderness heritage. Only you can stop him!... (Read more)
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On March 5, 2018, there will be an open house public meeting to learn about and comment on the revised Galveston Bay Plan (GBP). This is your chance to provide input for the revised GBP, which lays out what will be done to protect and improve water…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), in a November 20, 2017 Planning Aid Letter (PAL) to the Galveston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), provided recommendations for the “ecosystem restoration” part of the massive mega-study…
Ohio
The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) is responsible for setting pollution limits in the Ohio River, but the agency is now proposing to permanently eliminate those pollution limits from its rules. Tell ORSANCO to keep these…
Idaho Chapter
The fight for science education equity continues in the Senate Education Committee. Students from the Climate Justice League will continue to fight for the inclusion of climate in our science education and are asking for your help to reach the…