Blog posts from around the country
Lone Star Chapter
Despite healthy growth in 2019 of roughly four percent, Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance said it estimates that nearly 10 percent of those jobs were lost in mid-2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Florida Chapter
Sierra Club and the Stop the Burn Campaign have sent another unanswered letter to Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried about unrestrained pre-harvest sugar field burning by the sugar industry.
New Jersey Chapter
Today, the Assembly failed to vote on A2212 (McKeon)/S232 (Singleton). The bill concerns environmental permits in burdened communities. It is even more disappointing that it was held because the funeral of civil rights leader John Lewis was today.
North Star Chapter
Minnesota is poised to pass Clean Cars Minnesota, a standard that would reduce climate change-causing air pollution and increase customer choices. As the first Midwest state to embark on this journey to clean up the new cars and passenger trucks…
Wisconsin Chapter
Through its subsidiaries, We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), WEC is deeply invested in two of the dirtiest and most uneconomic plants still operating in Wisconsin today--the South Oak Creek and Columbia coal-burning power plants. These…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
With Covid-19 literally keeping people apart and growing political polarization, we need public spaces more than ever where people can connect with their neighbors. Not only does outdoor dining help our local restaurants, but it’s also an…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On August 20th the Houston environmental community will host a virtual candidate forum with Tom Ramsey (Republican) and Michael Moore (Democrat), the two candidates for Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 3....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Our speaker will be Molly Cook of the Stop I-45 Coalition. This meeting will be conducted using Zoom. Everyone is welcome....
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Ohio
In practice, community dialogues, inspired by Everyday Democracy, are an organizing tool for engaging a group of people in discussion about their values and experiences, their community’s challenges and opportunities, and their priorities on a given…
WNC Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
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