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Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian! Please read our May 2024 issue!

PENNSYLVANIA -- Today, Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman jointly announced that the US Air Force and National Guard Bureau canceled their plans to create the Duke Low Military Operations Area (MOA), where pilots were expected to train with...

It’s been a party over here! We hope you’ve celebrated the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s finalization of many critical pollution standards over the past few months. From methane to soot, vehicle emissions to power plant pollution, the EPA...

HARRISBURG, Pa. – In a major win for the climate and public health, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized four separate standards today that will slash air, water, and carbon pollution from power plants.  These critically needed safeguards...

Billions of federal dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) are becoming available at the state and local level for projects that will help transition us to a clean energy economy, creating 9...

On April 17th, the Lancaster Group discussed and shared some early results of its PurpleAir Initiative, a project designed to augment available air-quality data for Lancaster County, including on the amount of particulate matter. Realizing there...

“It is no surprise that when the world breaks, we break along with it. The environment – the ground, the horizon, the sky, as perceived by all our senses – is our reference point.” Clayton Aldern is a neuroscientist and widely published author who...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) was awarded $156 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program. The...

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Today, the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Sierra Club launched a new ad campaign in response to Senator Fetterman’s critical comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new cleaner car standards for light-duty vehicles. 

Earth Month is filled with opportunities to get out and enjoy the great outdoors, connect with environmental groups at tabling events and volunteer to make the world a better place. There are festivals across the state, reminding us that we only...