Blog posts from around the country
Pennsylvania Chapter
Back in 2021, the then Wolf Administration announced that Pennsylvania landfills would have to start monitoring for radium in their leachate (the wastewater produced by a landfill). The concern grew out of reports that landfills taking oil and gas…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Stories about PFAS continue to abound in the news. Recall that PFAS are chemicals (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’ because they do not break down. Widely used for decades in applications…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Great news: The Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter has started a native pollinator conservation initiative! Why should you care? Pollinators like bees, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, and wasps are vital to both our natural ecosystems and…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Join hundreds of concerned Pennsylvanians virtually on Thursday, May 28, for Pennsylvania’s largest annual citizen lobby day for a cleaner future!
Pennsylvania Chapter
The Sierra Club Lancaster Group, as part of its Earth Day (April 22) activities, announced the names of 12 more Lancaster County organizations that have been awarded its "Green Project" Grants.
Hoosier Chapter
I used to lie in my bed at night as a child and stare at the tree in our front yard that towered outside my windows. As it swayed back and forth, its shadows danced across my room.
Hoosier Chapter
On Saturday, April 4, 2026, the Uplands Network together with the Winding Waters Group of the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter, with multiple other environmental organizations, came together at the Monroe County Public Library to call attention to the…
Sierra Sage of South Orange County / Angeles Chapter / California
The City of Orange has announced a public scoping meeting, and it is important that members of the Sierra Club attend this meeting. Although no decisions about the project will be made at this meeting, this is the place to voice the Club’s…
Loma Prieta Chapter
by Aimee Chen, Environmental Stewardship Program member, Saratoga High School Junior