Blog posts from around the country

San Francisco Bay Chapter
The Sierra Club has signed on to a petition asking that Amazon offer a pilot pickup program in Marin County in which delivery trucks would pick up Amazon boxes and plastic mailers on subsequent deliveries and return them to Amazon warehouses for…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
As the COVID-19 crisis ravages the globe and impacts the health and stability of our communities, Congress has responded with a stimulus package that doesn’t satisfy the level of direct aid that needs to be going to the people. We need to prioritize…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
While the coronavirus response requires us to be physically apart, we want to make sure our Sierra Club family can continue to connect, learn, and advance our conservation agenda. As part of that effort, we’re inviting you to join us online
Toiyabe Chapter
On March 13, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposed to create a new categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that would allow up to 10,000 acre projects to mechanically remove pinyon pine and juniper trees on…
New Jersey Chapter
Governor Murphy has signed Executive Order 118 directing all state parks and forests to close until further notice. The order goes into effect at 8pm on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. This closure applies to all park lots, grounds, facilities, trails, and…
New Jersey Chapter
Last week, the Department of Environmental Protection submitted their proposed rule for setting maximum contaminant limits on PFOA and PFOS to the Office of Administrative Law. PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid)…
New Jersey Chapter
Several government agencies, including the NJDEP, DRBC, and EPA have commented on PennEast Pipeline Company LLC, Docket No. CP20-47-000. PennEast proposes to construct and operate the Project in two phases, with the facilities proposed to be located…
Lone Star Chapter
Today, while a global pandemic is infecting the globe, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approved the hotly opposed air permit for the Annova LNG fracked gas terminal during an online commissioners meeting.
Lone Star Chapter
Late yesterday, a broad coalition of environmental and community groups challenged EPA’s plan to reopen the Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction (SSM) loopholes in Texas, which would allow dirty industrial facilities like coal plants and oil refineries to…
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
An excellent program on the importance of speaking out for our forests.