Nestle Seeks To Privatize Center County's Water
May 15, 2018
Nestle – a Swiss multinational firm and the largest food and beverage company in the world – is teaming up with the Spring Township Water Authority to remove approximately 500,000 gallons of water per day from the Spring Creek watershed, even though...
Sam Hays, A Force in the Pennsylvania Chapter
May 15, 2018
Join us as we take a look at the life of Samuel P. Hay, one of the many amazing volunteers that helped pioneer the way for the Sierra Club Allegheny Group and PA Chapter.
Energy and Water in Pennsylvania: What You Should Know
May 15, 2018
Energy and water: two crucial components of any modern lifestyle. Cape Town, South Africa is about to plunge into a full-fledged water crisis. How could this happen in one of the world’s major and modern cities, and could it happen here?
Fighting for a Billion Dollars in Green Investments in Western Pennsylvania
May 10, 2018
Western Pennsylvania ratepayers will foot the $2 billion+ bill to remove 9 billion+ gallons of sewage out of their three rivers. Ratepayers are already experiencing double-digit increases in rates and these will continue for many years to come....
Philadelphia Takes A Moment of Silence for Echol Cole and Robert Walker
February 9, 2018
Last week, I joined dozens of public service employees, union members, and allies gathered outside of Philadelphia City Hall at the memorial statue of Octavius Catto, civil rights activist and abolitionist, to pay tribute to Echol Cole, and Robert...
Strapped DEP forced to rely on companies to plug orphan oil and gas wells
February 2, 2018
It is critical that these oil and gas wells be located, assessed, and plugged but DEP’s orphan well plugging program funds come from current permit fees, which typically only amount to hundreds of dollars per new well — far less than the thousands...
Senator Costa Announces PA Climate Legislation
January 30, 2018
Last Thursday, Senators Costa and Fontana announced legislation to reduce statewide greenhouse-gas emissions 30 percent by 2025 in line with Paris Climate goals in a press conference in Pittsburgh that Sierra Club PA helped put together. This marks...
Fighting for Green Solutions to Pittsburgh’s “Sewage in the Rivers Problem”
January 5, 2018
Almost 7 years ago, six Pittsburgh based organizations realized that our region was going to spend $2-4 billion dollars of area residents’ money to stop 9+ billion gallons of untreated sewage from flowing into our iconic three rivers. The overflows...
A Message From Your Chapter Chair
November 13, 2017
Being a mother living with the daily impacts of fossil fuel extraction and working a full time job, I make time to volunteer with the Sierra Club for one simple reason: I truly believe in our organization and everyone fighting for clean air and...
Vote for Ceisler and Fizzano Cannon for Commonwealth Court!
November 5, 2017
The Sierra Club is proud to endorse Judge Ellen Ceisler (D) and Judge Christine Fizzano Cannon (R) for Commonwealth Court.