Blog posts from around the country

Massachusetts Chapter
This edition of the Climate Leadership Newsletter features Watertown's commitment to 100% renewable energy, information about the state's draft bicycle plan, an opportunity to boost the energy efficiency of new buildings, funding available for zero…
Alabama Chapter
Plastic straws have become a hot topic because they are not recyclable and harm wildlife. However, now there are plant-based biodegradable alternatives. This past Fall, most UAB Dining Services vendors replaced their plastic straws with eco-friendly…
Alabama Chapter
The Alabama Rivers Alliance is seeking input from you to better serve your needs and protect our waters. They are partnering with River Network to help groups across the southeast better serve supporters like you.
Alabama Chapter
A small, colorful fish found in the Coosa River Basin is now federally protected.
Lone Star Chapter
Climate Action SA turns a funeral into a celebration while marking the last gasps of San Antonio’s oldest and dirtiest coal plant.
Angeles Chapter
The massive BKK Corporation Landfill in West Covina closed 23 years ago; it’s history pockmarked with chemical spills on streets leading to the dump, methane and vinyl chloride leaks, evacuations of residents, and pro
Delta Chapter
In an article this week in The Times-Picayune, environmental reporter Bob Marshall describes how "New research shows oceans are warming about 40 percent faster on average than previously thought, a finding researchers said could contribute a foot to…
Alabama Chapter
"Data collected by citizen scientists (people like YOU) provide us with information that we can turn into insight, future restoration projects, program plans & ultimately improve the health of the Coosa. River conditions constantly change and we…
Massachusetts Chapter
In this piece, Megan Brake dives into a major recommendation by Governor Baker's Commission on the Future of Transportation. Today, Massachusetts’ public transit options cater almost exclusively to people who live and work in Boston. Adequate…
Lone Star Chapter
Budget action today! Tune in and watch the Texas Senate Finance Committee deliberate and receive testimony on several key agencies, like TCEQ, Railroad Commission, Texas Water Development Board, and Texas Parks & Wildlife.