Vote By Mail In The PA Primary
May 12, 2020
Last year, Governor Wolf made voting more secure and convenient by signing Act 77, which among other things, created a new option to vote by mail. Find out what you need to know to make your vote count in 2020!
Nature Journal Prompt #2: Turn on your senses!
May 8, 2020
Turn on your senses with the latest prompt & challenge in our 4-part nature journaling series!
How To Start A Nature Journal
May 8, 2020
A nature journal is a place to grow your thoughts, feelings, ideas, activities, observations, and relationship with the natural world. And, it is an opportunity to interpret your inner thoughts out into the natural world and a space where the...
Introducing Ashley Funk, Vice Chair
March 19, 2020
I’m a lifelong resident of the Laurel Highlands of Southwestern Pennsylvania, which is known for its beautiful hiking trails, whitewater rivers, ski slopes, and other recreational opportunities. In fact, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater - which is...
Comments For Economic Impact Study On Regulation Of Single-Use Plastics
March 19, 2020
This past January, the Independent Fiscal Office began soliciting comments regarding the economic impact of any regulation of "single-use plastics, reusable plastics, auxiliary containers, wrappings or polystyrene containers."
In...
Trucks, Warehouses, and Air Pollution: What are the health impacts?
March 11, 2020
On Monday, February 10, 2020, the Lehigh Valley Group presented a community forum on "Trucks, Warehouses and Air Pollution" at the restored Illick’s Mill in Bethlehem. The event was attended by over 40 people and covered a subject much discussed in...
Why Does PA Sierra Club Lead the Nation With a Sludge-Free Policy?
March 11, 2020
Taunja Beck is sick and tired of being sick and tired. Sometimes her bucolic Lancaster County is the community she grew up in--farmlands of rolling fields dotted with farmhouses and homes. But sometimes, when large patchworks of farmland are spread...
Pennsylvania's Participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Would Be A Game-Changer
March 11, 2020
The latest scientific reports convey an unprecedented sense of urgency to act on climate change. Last year, the United States Global Change Research Program released the Fourth National Climate Assessment stating that the climate crisis is no longer...
Take Action to Help Save Utah's Red Rock Wilderness
March 11, 2020
The State of Utah is filled with beautiful, red-rock wilderness that a group called Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) in partnership with Sierra Club has been working to protect for many years.
A Primer on Plastic Bags
March 11, 2020
Although many are aware of the existential threat that climate change presents, there are numerous other life threatening environmental problems we face. The use of plastics, particularly single use plastics, presents to us and the life around us...