Blog posts from around the country

Lone Star Chapter
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) approved the request from the Texas Municipal Power Authority (TMPA) to permanently mothball the Gibbons Creek power plant, a 470 megawatt (MW) coal plant located just a few miles east of Bryan/…
Lone Star Chapter
Environmental Integrity Project releases new report: Utility data made public for the first time in 2018 document pollution of groundwater with toxic chemicals at all 16 TX power plants where records are available.
Delta Chapter
Today, Sierra Club secured Cleco’s commitment to phase out coal use and reduce the operation of 1,200 MW of uneconomic coal-burning generation and to acquire 200 MW of renewable energy--with a goal of achieving 30% renewables, fleet-wide--as part of…
New Jersey Chapter
At a meeting in Jersey City today, Governor Murphy responded to criticisms of over brining our roads when there is no snow that he has no time for over-preparing critics. DOT’s salt overload however can temporarily turn freshwater bodies - from…
Washington State Chapter
The sale, titled Michigan Trotter Timber Sale, was slated for January 2019 and will encompass approximately 63 acres, leaving no more than 8 trees per acre after harvest, according to a forester who walked the proposed cut area with Loo Wit in early…
Maryland Chapter
The 2019 session of the Maryland General Assembly has begun, and we need YOUR HELP to turn grassroots environmental activism into legislative power in Annapolis.
Lone Star Chapter
Late last year, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) predicted that energy supply would only have an 8.1% reserve margin in 2019. With another coal plant set to mothball, what's the new number?
Massachusetts Chapter
Read about Newton's impressive municipal aggregation program that provides 60% of electricity from renewable energy sources like wind and solar, Somerville's Climate Change Plan that sets goals to reduce emissions and much more.
Central Group / Angeles Chapter / California
We held our first Motivation Monday on January 14 to inspire members to set powerful eco-friendly resolutions for 2019.
Wisconsin Chapter
Uninhabited areas are logical places to build oil and gas pipelines. Having fewer people in close proximity to a pipeline minimizes the number of people who face immediate danger if a pipe were to leak or burst.