Blog posts from around the country

District of Columbia Chapter
The Sierra Club DC Chapter wrote to Mayor Muriel Bowser asking that she nominate to the Public Service Commission a person who will carry out her bold climate commitments to end burning fossil fuels in buildings and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Florida Chapter
Voices serving frontline communities both disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus crisis and vulnerable to the impacts of the climate crisis came together from across Florida on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
Santa Barbara Group / Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter / California
The transition away from fossil fuels is continuing during the pandemic with approval of a new battery storage unit in Carpinteria. Santa Barbara County Planning Commission unanimously (5-0 vote) approved the 10 Megawatt unit last week.
Pennsylvania Chapter
Turn on your senses with the latest prompt & challenge in our 4-part nature journaling series!
Pennsylvania Chapter
A nature journal is a place to grow your thoughts, feelings, ideas, activities, observations, and relationship with the natural world. And, it is an opportunity to interpret your inner thoughts out into the natural world and a space where the…
New Jersey Chapter
This week, the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) announced that it will begin to study the effects that the coronavirus pandemic has had on the environment. Scientists at NOAA will look for changes in atmospheric composition,…
New Jersey Chapter
According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), renewable energy sources have generated more electricity than coal over the last 40 days. The data shows that wind, solar, and hydroelectricity have surpassed coal since March…
New Jersey Chapter
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded communities across New Jersey $2,099,451 in brownfield grants. The money will go to the NJ Economic Development Authority (EDA), the City of Camden, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership, Inc., and…
New Jersey Chapter
Two recent reports show that New Jersey had more bridges in need of repair in 2019 than in 2018, although the number of bridges in poor condition went down. According to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association Bridge Report, New…
New Jersey Chapter
Continuing extensions and taking away public oversight with Executive Orders 122 and 127, on Saturday Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 136 that keeps siding with polluters and developers. The Executive Order extends Department of Environmental…