Blog posts from around the country
WNC Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Last September, the North Carolina General Assembly approved the state budget that included a law prohibiting local governments from banning single-use plastic products.
Iowa Chapter
3 Iowa cities – Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City - submitted their climate action plans to the Environmental Protection Agency. Implementation grants will be awarded later.
Oregon Chapter
Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Susheela Jayapal (Democrat running for Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District) in the May 2024 Primary Election.
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a measure outlawing the retail sale and commercial application of coal tar sealant on asphalt pavement.
Finger Lakes Group / Atlantic Chapter / New York
A new packaging bill to reduce the amount of plastic trash in New York, the Plastic Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Bill, became stalled in the State Assembly at the time of legislature's adjournment in June.
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
An Illinois Appellate Court upheld the state’s coal ash rules in a Wednesday ruling, delivering a blow to coal plant owners who have repeatedly challenged the rules in an attempt to weaken environmental protections.
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
The Cook County Board passed ordinance 23-5769, which eliminates the sale and use of toxic pavement products in suburban Cook County.
Middle Tennessee Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
Judson Newbern gave us an update on the status of the effort to protect Nashville’s Highland Rim Forests.