Sierra Club NYC Chair Karl Palmquist highlights the organization's work to increase nature access through youth outdoor programs and urban green space protection, including upcoming initiatives in community science education and urban soundscape...

NYC mandates separating food waste for composting starting April 2025 to reduce the 20% of city emissions from food systems, but current centralized processing mixes food waste with sewage sludge containing harmful pollutants, making community-based...

Sierra Club NYC's Inspiring Connections Outdoors program uses outdoor adventures and storytelling—like their annual adventure film festival fundraiser—to connect urban youth with nature and build environmental awareness through direct experience...

NYC's Local Law 97 requires large buildings to cut emissions 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2050, with penalties starting in 2025, as the city transitions from fossil fuel buildings like One Vanderbilt to all-electric ones like JPMorgan's new headquarters.

Stories help people understand and act on climate change, but there aren't enough climate-focused movies and TV shows, so Sierra Club NYC students discussed this gap and brainstormed what narratives they'd like to see.