Blog posts from around the country
Southeastern Pennsylvania Group / Pennsylvania Chapter / Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Hop Hopkins, the director of strategic partnerships for the Sierra Club, recently wrote an editorial for the Sierra Club magazine laying bare the intersection of environmentalism and equity, or conversely, white supremacy and the despoiling of the…
Massachusetts Chapter
Last night, the Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously passed (159-0) the sewage notification bill (H.4921). The bill named, An Act promoting awareness of sewage pollution in public waters, requires the public to be notified if and when…
North Carolina Chapter
About a century ago, North Carolinians earned their state the sobriquet "The Good Roads State" due to their enthusiasm and activism to build reliable roads and highways from the mountains to the coast. Our Stanback intern Rachita Gowdu explains how…
Angeles Chapter
Water has been a fundamental pillar of civilization since antiquity, and access to clean water is a basic universal right to be enjoyed by us all.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Evelyn L. Merz
A major change is planned in the near future for the Harris County Flood Control Task Force. The change is that it is being replaced by the Harris County Community Resilience Task Force (CRTF). ... (Read more)
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Water Rising: Equitable Approaches to Urban Flooding webinar on August 11. From localized flood events to extreme storms, hurricanes, and rising sea levels, floodwaters are rising around the nation. Water knows no jurisdictional boundaries, but…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Please help save the Turtle Science and Recovery Program at Padres Island National Seashore. Link to the online petition is in the article....
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Lone Star Chapter
In another stinging setback for ExxonMobil Corporation in a long-running environmental enforcement case, the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected nearly every argument ExxonMobil raised in its appeal of the $19.95 million penalty imposed…
Lone Star Chapter
We are excited to support our friends at Texas Living Waters' upcoming workshop, “A Seat at the Table: How to engage in Houston-area flood mitigation,” taking place next Wednesday, August 5th from 11:30 am -1:00 pm!
Lone Star Chapter
In pre-corona times, the Texas Capitol would be buzzing with activity during this time of year with lobbyists peddling bills, various committees of the House and Senate discussing issues likely to come up during the 2021 Legislative Session, and the…