Blog posts from around the country
Wisconsin Chapter
The legislature is working to push a bill through that would make it easier to sell Wisconsin’s public water utilities and sewage systems to private companies. AB554/SB432 has passed the full Assembly (on a voice-vote, so we don’t know who
Florida Chapter
The proposed Sabal Trail Pipeline would wind from Alabama through southwest Georgia to Central Florida, bringing 1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas to just south of Orlando in Osceola County.
District of Columbia Chapter
Excerpted from the website of the Coalition for Smarter Growth (see http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/2041/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1341580), posted February 3:
North Star Chapter
Totally hooked on bike commuting this summer, I welcomed the new challenge of taking on the Minnesota winter. So far it’s been well worth the effort—because a great ride, any time of year, helps me find balance between work and life. While the…
Florida Chapter
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed downlisting the West Indian manatee from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Grand Canyon Chapter
Phoenix, AZ – Today, Chispa Arizona and the Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Chapter hosted a press conference and delivered more than 5,000 petitions in support of the Clean Power Plan to Governor Doug Ducey’s office, urging him to implement a strong plan…
Florida Chapter
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson took to the Senate floor to make it clear that he intends to block any effort to repeal a current no-drilling zone that extends 125 miles off much of Florida's Gulf Coast.
Florida Chapter
Winston "Mark" Walters, who has served in local, state, and national roles since the 1990s, takes the helm from Debbie Matthews, who served in the role for four years.