Blog posts from around the country

Saltwater and Science

Seattle ICO / Washington State Chapter / Washington

Apr 12 2016

Great ICO trip to Saltwater State Park and the MaST Center. Saltwater is located in Des Moines, halfway between Seattle and Tacoma and it offers 1,445 feet of shoreline on Puget Sound. The Marine, Science and Technology Center provided a great look…

Prince George’s County Council Unanimously Passes Zoning Change to Prohibit Fracking

Maryland Chapter

Apr 12 2016

Upper Marlboro, MD -- Today, the Prince George’s County Council voted unanimously to ban hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, within the county. The measure, introduced by Councilwoman Mary Lehman, amends the zoning ordinance to prohibit…

April 13: California Coastal Commission hearing

Sonoma Group / Redwood Chapter / California

Apr 11 2016

Come defend free access to the Sonoma Coast! California State Parks is proposing setting up fee collection stations at parking lots at some of our most beloved beaches, including Goat Rock, Bodega Head and Shell Beach....

Step one to make politicians care about climate change - VOTE!

Massachusetts Chapter

Apr 8 2016

Change doesn’t happen unless people vote for it — and the changes needed to expedite our country’s shift away from fossil fuels won’t occur on a scale dramatic enough to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis unless legions of voters focused…

Minneapolis Unites for an Equitable Clean Power Plan

North Star Chapter

Apr 7 2016

Communities came together on April 6th as Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC) launched their Environmental Justice campaign with an organizing meeting. The subjects of discussion involved the Clean Power Plan (CPP) and the Hennepin Energy…