Blog posts from around the country
New Jersey Chapter
The New Jersey Sierra Club is suing the Pinelands Commission on their approval of New Jersey Natural Gas’s Southern Reliability Link pipeline in the Pinelands. We are opposing their decision to allow a 28-mile gas pipeline to destroy environmentally…
Angeles Chapter
Christmas started at Costco after Labor Day. By now, merrymakers have officially bought gifts and all kinds of other items to decorate their homes for the holidays. Now imagine there are no landfills and no recycling centers.
Angeles Chapter
Sierra Club Leader Bill Vanderberg and his student volunteers from the Club's Building Bridges to the Outdoors received the Youth Volunteer Group of the Year from Yosemite National Park in October.
New Jersey Chapter
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) today announced the continuation of the Flexible Flow Management Program (FFMP). This agreement allows Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, as well as the City of New York, to work together to…
Lone Star Chapter
During one of the most divisive and discriminatory legislatures in years, good environmental or public health legislation did not have much of a chance. However, there were many important bills and amendments voted on that affect our environment.…
New Jersey Chapter
This week Governor Christie is traveling and promoting his post-Sandy efforts. In actuality, what he is promoting is a failure to help the victims of Sandy and to prepare New Jersey for future storm events. A recent poll states that more than half…
Alabama Chapter
The focus was on outings with experienced guides, hands-on learning, and exploring the beauty of the river and surrounding area. We hiked, bird-watched, hunted for fossils, and canoed the Cahaba.
New Jersey Chapter
Elcon Recycling Services LLC has applied a second time to build their hazardous waste facility in Falls, Twp. Pa with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). In May the agency rejected their application due to its being “…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Measure CC was passed by East Bay voters in 2004 with 72% support to provide funding for park operations and maintenance in the area from Oakland to Pinole west of the hills. The $12-per-year parcel tax will expire soon, and the East Bay Regional…