Blog posts from around the country
New Jersey Chapter
Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Newark Board of Education $7.5 million in federal funds to combat lead in Newark schools. The grant will help fund the Newark Safe Water Initiative, which helps reduce sources of lead in…
Maine Chapter
On October 16, 2020, Sierra Club Maine filed a lawsuit in federal court in Maine seeking to force the U.S. Department of Energy to disclose records Sierra Club Maine requested nine months ago under the Freedom of Information Act or FOIA.
Maine Chapter
Natural lands in Maine currently sequester large amounts of carbon. Trees over 40 years old sequester carbon at a greater annual rate than younger trees, so planting new forests has more long term benefits than immediate ones.
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…