Blog posts from around the country
Georgia Chapter
A recent move by the Camden County Board of County Commissioners could open Cumberland Island to development by a handful of elite property owners, including heirs of Coca-Cola founder Asa Candler.
New Jersey Chapter
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has rejected Elcon’s application to build a hazardous waste treatment facility in Falls Twp., due to its being “administratively incomplete.” The PADEP’s letter highlighted six ways…
Santa Lucia Chapter
The path to a resolution of the off-highway vehicle health hazard at Oceano Dunes goes through Sacramento.
Lone Star Chapter
We are excited to announce three new additions to the Sierra Club’s Texas team. Kristal Ibarra-Rodríguez is our new Volunteer Coordinator based in Austin, Greg Harman is our new Clean Energy Organizer based in San Antonio, and Bryan Parras is our…
Lone Star Chapter
RGV Organizer, Bekah Hinojosa, travels all the way to Paris, France to speak directly to several of the banks lined up to finance the Texas LNG and Rio Grande LNG projects and urge them to divest from the destructive projects that threaten her home.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The Houston People’s Climate March was held on April 29, 2017, at Clinton Park located just outside of the 610 East Loop in Houston. It was estimated that there were between 400 to 500 people in attendance. There were speeches by Mayor Sylvester…
New Jersey Chapter
PSEG will close their remaining coal plants in New Jersey at the end of the week. Neither Hudson nor Mercer Generating station has cleared the PJM capacity auction for the prior two years. By 2020 Brideport Plant in Connecticut will also be closed.…
Grand Canyon Chapter
Phoenix, AZ – The context of the 53rd Legislature, First Regular Session, included the backdrop of efforts to weaken and eliminate environmental protections at the federal level. Laws such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered…