Blog posts from around the country
Lone Star Chapter
The French government has reportedly stepped in to delay or cancel a $7 billion deal set to be signed by French trading firm Engie to buy fracked gas from NextDecade’s planned Rio Grande LNG export facility in Brownsville, Texas. The government…
Lone Star Chapter
The Odessa, Texas, chapter of the NAACP and seven environmental organizations (including Sierra Club) petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address unhealthy levels of air pollution in the Permian Basin hub of Ector County, where…
New Jersey Chapter
Solvay Specialty Polymers has filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Gloucester County accusing nearby Paulsboro Refining Company of being the source of water pollution in the area. Solvay has paid $3.5 million over a decade to clean up…
New Jersey Chapter
The underground pollution plume from the Ciba-Geigy Superfund Site has been cut in half after 24 years of pumping and treating polluted groundwater. Over 10 billion gallons of polluted groundwater have been treated to remove contaminants and then…
New Jersey Chapter
For the second time, the New Jersey Water Supply Authority canceled their October 26th hearing on the renewal water permit for Trump’s National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey. The private golf club is located in the middle of the Highlands…
Maryland Chapter
On the evening of October 20th, people from around Maryland and around the world joined the Clean and Renewable Energy in Southern Maryland Community Forum held by the Sierra Club Southern Maryland Group. The discussion was moderated by Teresa Ball…
Washington State Chapter
On October 9th, the Governors of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana released a letter committing to work together to rebuild the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The agreement is a welcome statement from state leadership to…
Washington State Chapter
A new hydroelectric project in Goldendale threatens the Columbia River and its wildlife, is fiscally irresponsible and disregards the Yakama Nation’s treaty rights. Here’s how you can help us stop this project:
Lone Star Chapter
Texas Commission on Environmental Policy (TCEQ) commissioners approved an “Agreed Enforcement Order” with Xcel Energy, the owner of the Harrington Coal Plant, for violations of air quality standards that are putting the health of nearby residents at…