Blog posts from around the country

Washington State Chapter
In early February, the Board of Directors for Seattle Public Schools will consider a resolution to eliminate all fossil fuels used in school facilities by 2040. This will ensure that schools use 100% clean, renewable energy for heating, cooling,…
Washington State Chapter
The Enchantments, housed in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, is an extremely popular hiking destination that can be incredibly hard to score a camping permit. Because of this heavy use, the Enchantments permit area was designated a “Leave No Trace”…
Maryland Chapter
2020. A brutal year of pandemic and turmoil we are glad to see increasingly behind us. Although we acknowledge the pain and hardship of the year, we celebrate the new bonds and coalitions formed and many significant achievements.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
On Christmas Eve 2020, the state court dismissed challenges to the City of Richmond's ordinance phasing out coal and petcoke storage and handling. The court ruled that “[t]here is substantial evidence that coal and petcoke dust are harmful to human…
Pennsylvania Chapter
As the year winds down, most of us look back at what has passed and turn an eye to the possibilities of next year. I intend to do the same here. The last few weeks of the legislative session in Harrisburg were, to say the least, busy. Most folks…
Pennsylvania Chapter
This wonderfully written book tells the history of our planet as geologists have discovered what that history is. Time is one of the discoveries geologists made. The age of this planet and having divided the history into a geologic time scale, the…
New Jersey Chapter
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection has released a Framework of Potential Amendments to Land Resource Protection Rules as part of NJ Protecting Against Climate Threats (NJ PACT). The rules are expected to be formally proposed this spring.…
Tennessee Chapter
What our Groups have been doing
Maryland Chapter
Our beloved Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin has suffered a devastating loss. His son Tommy passed away Thursday at age 25. Today the family launched the Tommy Raskin Memorial Fund for People and Animals.
Four Lakes Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
Maybe you made it outside for a First Day Hike (now a national effort to get people out hiking on New Year's Day), but if you didn't, there are lots of winter options around our area.