Blog posts from around the country
Maryland Chapter
Think poultry waste in our waterways is crappy? Want to see the government subsidize healthy, local, sustainable farming instead of CAFOs/factory farms? Concerned about toxic pesticides harming pollinators and the overuse of antibiotics in farmed…
Maryland Chapter
Our waterways face a number of significant threats, including urban runoff, climate change and destruction of the natural landscape, and the forests whose role it is to clean our water and our air.
North Carolina Chapter
House Bills 332 and 760 would freeze North Carolina’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (REPS) and dramatically shift state policy away from solar energy.
North Star Chapter
Your help is needed to protect our clean air and water. A “dirty environment” bill passed by legislators Monday night is headed to the Governor for approval. He needs to hear from Minnesotans so he can stand strong and reject this bill.
Lone Star Chapter
Two bills to add energy efficiency programs at the State Energy Conservation Office, or SECO (under the Comptroller of Public Accounts), were discussed on the House Floor on the last days to get a House bill approved and sent to the Senate. Despite…
Santa Lucia Chapter
The Tribune's interest in oil contamination stories seems to be restricted to those outside SLO county.
Maryland Chapter
Without good erosion control, dirt washing off a single construction site can damage three miles of downstream waters (see article). The second Greater Baltimore Survey is now being organized by Sierra Club partner, CEDS. The survey of construction…
Redwood Chapter
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is California’s preeminent environmental law, and has helped safeguard the state’s lands, air, waters and communities for more than four decades. The law requires state and local agencies to assess and…