August 2022: the Sylvanian
August 7, 2022
Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian!
Call for Nominations: Pennsylvania Chapter Executive Committee At-Large Members to Serve in 2023-2024
July 27, 2022
The Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter Nominations Committee is looking for dedicated members who want to become an At-Large member of the Pennsylvania Chapter Executive Committee (Excom). Three At-Large members of the ExCom will be elected this year...
Building Power in Pennsylvania . . . and Yourself
July 27, 2022
Power Building. An evocative expression, isn’t it? To me the words suggest strength, energy, and growth in multiple contexts. I learned it when I joined a Pennsylvania Sierra Club team with that moniker last year, but little did I realize how...
Fulfilling the Trust Responsibility to Indian Tribes
July 27, 2022
On July 12, Pennsylvania Chapter Executive Commi at-large delegate Jacqline Wolf Tice and John Donahue traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with National Park Service Director, Charles (Chuck) Sams. Director Sams (Cayuse/Walla Walla) is a citizen of...
Honeybees Come to Lehigh Valley!
July 27, 2022
The Lehigh Valley Group conservation program allocated about $2,000 toward purchase of an outdoor honeybee observation hive and supplies. This project was deemed as important given the decline in honeybee populations and their importance as...
As Climate Alarms Sound, Courts Hit the Snooze Bar
July 27, 2022
As we sweat through another historically hot summer, climate activists in Pennsylvania have been dealt a 1-2 punch of bad court decisions that limit or delay needed restrictions on carbon pollution from power plants. In June, the US Supreme Court...
Getting to Know... Emily Abendroth
July 27, 2022
Greetings everyone. My name is Emily Abendroth, and I joined the Sierra Club in May 2022 as the new Senior Program Coordinator of Philly Climate Works (PCW). I’ve been living in the city of Philadelphia for the past twenty years and have spent much...
Legislative Update
July 27, 2022
As most of you know, the Pennsylvania budget was finally passed late on July 7th, and the legislature is now recessed for the summer. Given the multi-billion dollar surplus, we had the rare opportunity to advocate for and secure significant...
Pennsylvania Legislation Will Exacerbate Massive Oil and Gas Well Backlog and Mismanagement of Federal Funds
July 21, 2022
Harrisburg, PA - Tuesday, House Bill 2644 became law as part of a budget deal Governor Wolf struck with the General Assembly. This bill eliminates the Environmental Quality Board’s (EQB) authority to set and adjust well bond amounts for conventional...
Nuclear Power under Pennsylvania’s Climate Action Plan
July 21, 2022
Nuclear Power under Pennsylvania’s Climate Action Plan - It Sticks Around