Blog posts from around the country
Lone Star Chapter
Earlier this year, after a significant delay, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally proposed a new annual standard for fine particle particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less.
District of Columbia Chapter
Sierra Club DC Chapter Clean Water Committee Chair Larry Martin testified before the DC Council about the need to replace lead water pipes, potential risks from DC Water's biosolid product, and sewage overflows into DC's rivers.
District of Columbia Chapter
The Sierra Club’s Mike Littt submitted testimony to the DC Council Dept. of Transportation oversight hearing, calling for better transit service, improved bike and pedestrian safety, and transportation powered by electricity instead of fossil fuels.
North Star Chapter
One of the biggest polluters in the County is the HERC trash burner, and with the passage of 100% clean energy climate legislation, now is the time to shut down the dirty, non-renewable, Hennepin County trash burner.
New Jersey Chapter
Woodbridge Township, NJ - Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has proposed to build a new 630-megawatt gas-fired power plant in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, New Jersey. A virtual public hearing will be held tomorrow, February 28th, from 6-8 PM…
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
According to a new report, Prairie State Generating Station in Washington County is one of the deadliest coal plants in the United States.
Vermont Chapter
The following is a joint letter from Renewable Energy Advocates to the House Committee on Energy and the Environment Chair Sheldon and Vice Chair Sibilia on the concerns of the introduction of H.289.
North Star Chapter
It's February and I'm already thinking about frogs and spring. My frog loving ways go back to 1996 when I signed up as a frog counter with the Minnesota Frog and Toad Citizen Survey (MFTCS). I stayed with the survey for ten years, faithfully driving…