Blog posts from around the country

New Jersey Chapter
When you open the homepage for the national Sierra Club, you are greeted with graphics and images representing the many climate and environmental concerns that our organization champions. You also see a simple block of text with a not-so-simple…
New Jersey Chapter
According to the Chinese zodiac, this is the Year of the Tiger, and climate activists would do well to embrace the characteristics of the tiger: bravery, assertiveness, and dominance. Clearly, the escalating impacts of carbon pollution—extreme…
New Jersey Chapter
A few months into our Hiring Committee’s search for a new Chapter Director, I took part in a one-hour training webinar on recruitment that proved invaluable. In the webinar I was advised that it was perfectly fine to call potential job candidates…
New Jersey Chapter
This is a moment of transformation and growth for the Chapter, and I am excited to be part of it. I come to the Sierra Club with a background in climate change science and air quality. I earned my Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the…
New Jersey Chapter
In 2020 the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) adopted strict drinking water standards for three chemicals in the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) family. Many NJ water systems soon found they were exceeding the new standard.…
New Jersey Chapter
In early January, Gov. Phil Murphy intervened with the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) to prevent a vote on construction of an 84-megawatt, backup, fossil fuel–powered generation plant. The move will force the PVSC to reflect more deeply…
New Jersey Chapter
After multiple revisions, New Jersey’s recycled content bill (S2515/A4647) was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy on January 17, 2022. It won by a nice margin in both houses: 48 to 26 in the Assembly and 22 to 15 in the Senate. The bill had been…
Thomas Hart Benton Group / Missouri Chapter / Kansas City Missouri
Matt Verhulst and Eileen McManus, Outings Leaders, have shared an update about our Gear Lending Library associated with our popular Beginning Backpacking series. Please click on the title or logo to read more about our Gear Lending Library for…
Thomas Hart Benton Group / Missouri Chapter / Kansas City Missouri
Sierran Stephanie Todd of St. Louis has written a press release concerning the problems with municipal mosquito fogging. Luckily, many municipalities have been moving away from fogging, including Kansas City. Our own Dee McCreary has been looking…
Lone Star Chapter
Because of their low phosphorus content, these waters are hypersensitive to changes that come from pollution. Now a group of landowners and environmental organizations is petitioning TCEQ to encourage potential dischargers to recycle and reuse…