Blog posts from around the country

Grand Canyon Chapter
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.— Conservation groups called on Arizona officials today to close a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim, citing severe and ongoing flooding that threatens to pollute deep aquifers that feed the…
North Carolina Chapter
The N.C. House passed an amended version of the S 559, Storm Securitization/Alt. Rates, revising a section that would have allowed Duke Energy to seek permission for multiple years of rate increases in one request. That section has instead been…
Lone Star Chapter
This morning, the Cameron County Commissioner’s Court tabled a proposal for a tax abatement agreement for the Annova LNG project.
Ohio
PFAS chemicals can’t be broken down in an environment and effectively poison water sources. Right now, scientists estimate that more than 100 million Americans are drinking PFAS-contaminated water. This contamination is strongly linked to cancer,…
Lone Star Chapter
The Sierra Club announced its intent to sue the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the failure to require a clean up plan for the continuing dangerous sulfur dioxide (SO2) pollution in Rusk and Panola Counties.
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
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Florida Chapter
Sierra Club submitted comments on the Revised Draft Integrated Project Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project.
Santa Barbara Group / Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter / California
The California oil industry, one of the most poisonous industries in the world, like the pufferfish inflates itself to appear larger than it is.
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Thank you to everyone who submitted comments! Proposed changes that wouild limit our voice in Forest Service planning had to be opposed!