Blog posts from around the country
Wisconsin Chapter
There have been several recent and important mining industry developments in Wisconsin and Michigan on mining proposals we have been tracking. Changes in the proposals in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are particularly troubling.
Loxahatchee Group / Florida Chapter / Florida
Learn how native plants can help reduce climate change and how you can get involved.
New Jersey Chapter
Today the developers of the controversial PennEast pipeline project announced they were cancelling the project after being denied necessary water quality permits. PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC’s 116-mile pipeline would have shipped fracked Marcellus…
Piasa Palisades Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Metro East Green Alliance, also known as MEGA, is a partner with the Piasa Palisades Group (PPG) of Sierra Club Illinois. MEGA is a small group of volunteers, many of whom are also members of PPG. The purpose of MEGA is one of particular focus—our…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On October 20, Dr. Kevin Beard and Loretta Beard will discuss a recent chemical release at the Lubrizol Corp plant in La Porte, the impacts on Bay Area communities, and efforts to better inform the public about such incidents....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
METRO has set a timeline to be purchasing only 100% zero-emission buses by the target date of 2030. METRO is proceeding with the planning process for the University Corridor & Inner Katy METRORapid projects (Bus Rapid Transit)....
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Pennsylvania Chapter
It’s been a fairly quiet summer with the legislature in recess but they are returning next week. The House will actually be returning a week early (9/20) to try and find a way to overturn the Governor’s masks in schools mandate. The legislature will…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Philadelphia’s single-use plastic bag ban is on its way to being enforced. The bill, said to have gone into effect in July 2021, will currently not be enforced until April 2022. Wanting to push for reusable bags and minimize the devastation single-…