Blog posts from around the country

Good Hiking by the Mullica

New Jersey Chapter

Jun 1 2023

Wharton State Forest offers a variety of hiking trails, with major trailheads at both Atsion in Shamong Township and Batsto Village in Washington Township. Sierra Club hikers enjoyed a number of these this past winter—primarily out of Batsto…

Bass River State Wildfire & Bad Air Quality Days - Wake Up Call for Climate Action

New Jersey Chapter

Jun 1 2023

This past week, New Jersey has seen the effects of climate change on our doorstep. Across the state, there have been consecutive bad air quality days due to smoke from Nova Scotia’s record wildfire and now the Bass State Forest Fire in Ocean County…

The Rising Trend of Voting by Mail

New Jersey Chapter

Jun 1 2023

The General Election is November 7. We urge you to vote and support candidates endorsed by the NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club.

Testimony in opposition to LD 1775: An Act to Establish a Clean Hydrogen Pilot Program

Maine Chapter

Jun 1 2023

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Testimony in Opposition to L.D. 618: An Act to Eliminate Critical Race Theory, Social and Emotional Learning and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from School Curricula

Maine Chapter

Jun 1 2023

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Testimony in Support of LD 1723: An Act to Prevent the Automatic Transfer of Permits and Contracts in a Sale of Assets of a Water Export Company Without Review and to Amend the Membership of the Water Resources Planning Committee and the Maine Public...

Maine Chapter

Jun 1 2023

 

Testimony in Support of L.D. 1606: An Act to Finance Clean Energy and Infrastructure in Maine

Maine Chapter

Jun 1 2023

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Testimony in Opposition to LD 1623: An Act to Prohibit All State Subsidies for Electric Vehicles

Maine Chapter

Jun 1 2023

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Testimony in Support of LD 1559: An Act to Advance the State's Public Transit Systems by Reinvigorating the Public Transit Advisory Council and Increasing Funding

Maine Chapter

Jun 1 2023

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Testimony in Support of LD 1678: Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Study and Report on Soil Carbon Sequestration Incentive Programs

Maine Chapter

Jun 1 2023

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