NEPADOC: Our First Film Screening
March 17, 2024
The North Central Pennsylvania Group was interested in having a film festival or showing films as a fundraiser. In the summer of 2023, Dr. David Heineman from Bloomsburg University released his full-length documentary NEPADOC, a non-verbal...
Sierra Club PA Applauds Gov. Shapiro’s Proposal to Increase Clean Energy Targets
March 13, 2024
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Today, Governor Josh Shapiro announced the Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS), his proposal to update the 2004 Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS). Forward looking at the time of its adoption,...
March 2024: the Sylvanian
March 3, 2024
Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian! Please read our March 2024 issue!
Remembering Don Miles
February 29, 2024
The Pennsylvania Chapter lost another friend and colleague on Valentine’s Day. Don Miles passed away on 2/14 at the age of 75, after having chosen to end his battle with cancer on his own terms in December. His sons, Michael and Stephen, shared that...
Remembering Christopher Shepherd
February 28, 2024
On January 7, 2024, our Chapter lost its Chair, Chris Shepherd, in a tragic encounter with police. It’s still hard for me to understand what happened, because it should never have happened. In an interview with the local CBS affiliate, Chris’s...
The Philly Metro Wildlife Center
February 23, 2024
As part of the Charleston Township Environmental Advisory Council’s (EAC)Community Outreach and Education program, in November 2023 we invited Michele Wellard of the Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center (the Center), a rescue, rehabilitation, and...
If You Love the Earth, Go Vote!
February 23, 2024
by Karen Melton, Southeastern Pennsylvania Group
Pennsylvania’s Primary Elections are early this year – April 23rd – which means all the associated dates are early as well. Here are the most important ones to know:
April 8th – Last date to...
Conservation Teams - 2024
February 21, 2024
New for 2024, there will be quarterly meetings that bring together members of all Conservation Teams into 2 tracks: Climate & Energy (hosted by PA Chapter Clean Energy Program Advocate Nate Reagle) and Quality of Life (hosted by PA Deputy...
Sierra Club Pennsylvania Celebrates New EPA Soot Standards
February 9, 2024
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- On February 7th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its long-awaited National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter (PM2.5) -- commonly known as soot -- which will lower the annual standard from 12...
February 2024: the Sylvanian
February 4, 2024
Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian! Please read our February 2024 issue!