Blog posts from around the country

New Jersey Chapter
The damage that Isaias brought was severe across the entire state. In South Jersey, Isaias brought 109 mph winds and two tornadoes in Barnegat township and ripped off roofs of business in Wildwood and Cape May. In Hudson County, in Jersey City,…
New Jersey Chapter
There are still 980,277 people in New Jersey still without power after Tropical Storm rampaged through the state. Yesterday close to 1.4 million people in New Jersey were left in the dark. According to NJ.com, that’s more than 25%of the utility…
New Jersey Chapter
The NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway have seen a decrease in traffic and toll revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the NJ Turnpike Authority, traffic on the Turnpike was down 30% through June and traffic on the Parkway was down…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Welcome to the online-only edition of the Sylvanian, our long-running Chapter Newsletter!
Southeastern Pennsylvania Group / Pennsylvania Chapter / Philadelphia Pennsylvania
In this age of food insecurity and food deserts, several organizations throughout Pennsylvania are working to improve access to healthy food in their local areas by hosting or running community gardens, while others collect and disseminate…
Southeastern Pennsylvania Group / Pennsylvania Chapter / Philadelphia Pennsylvania
New words have crept into our vocabulary since March: Self-isolation. Social distancing. Pandemic. No-touch transactions. Fear about the COVID-19 pandemic has captured our focus. We now obsess about hand-washing, mask-wearing and who touched…
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
This excellent article by Hop Hopkins, Sierra Club Director of Stragegic Partnerships explains how Racism is Killing the Planet 
Maryland Chapter
Maryland Sierra Club and the DC Environmental Film Festival have announced the launch of the MD Sierra Film Club. Featuring hundreds of films, monthly discussion panels, and curated playlists, the free program invites deeper understanding of…
Tennessee Chapter
Simply put, with every breath we take, oxygen is brought into our lungs. At every exhale, carbon dioxide is released. We all do it. When that function ceases, we die. Carbon dioxide is a waste product produced by our bodies and what we do with that…
North Star Chapter
Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Rep. Dan Feehan for Minnesota's 1st Congressional District.