Blog posts from around the country

Lone Star Chapter
Organizer Greg Harman share's his thoughts on the corona virus pandemic while navigating within the climate justice movement in San Antonio.
Grand Canyon Chapter
Sierra Club joined litigation filed by Maricopa Audubon Society and the Center for Biological Diversity, to prevent further harm to Arizona’s San Pedro River and its endangered species from excessive groundwater pumping in the Fort Huachuca area,…
Santa Barbara Group / Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter / California
The U.S. now has more coronavirus cases than any other nation on earth and the Trump administration is making things worse, plus advancing environmental harm while the public is distracted. Here are a couple of things we can do.
New Jersey Chapter
Last week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin recommended that President Trump ask Congress for $20 billion to go toward purchasing millions of gallons of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The announcement was prompted by a major drop in oil…
New Jersey Chapter
This week, the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency based on an investigation that found that the EPA was regularly violating the Toxic Substances Control Act. The report…
New Jersey Chapter
Governor Murphy has made re-nominations for the Pinelands Commission and Highlands Council for the state of New Jersey. The following nominations have been made for the Pinelands Commission: Jennifer M. Coffey, of Hamilton, to replace The Honorable…
New Jersey Chapter
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is holding two public hearings about a proposed toll increase today, despite the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Sierra Club has asked them to postpone hearings and extend the public comment period because of…
New Jersey Chapter
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is still going forward with public hearings about a proposed toll increase. The Sierra Club has asked them to postpone hearings and extend the public comment period because of Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 103.…
New Jersey Chapter
J. Seward Johnson Jr., a sculptor born who may be responsible for more double takes than anyone in history thanks to his countless lifelike creations in public places, died on Tuesday at his home in Key West, Florida. He was 89 years old. Mr.…
New Jersey Chapter
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee held a public hearing today on Governor Murphy’s proposed budget FY2021. The DEP budget has been cut by 34%, from $557 million to $342 million. The state service funding dropped 1.3%, from $253 million…