Blog posts from around the country

New Jersey Chapter
The Assembly Transportation Committee released A1282 (Stanley/Haider/Timberlake) by a 9-1-1 vote. The bill requires the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to develop and implement a three-year “Electric School Bus Program.”
Grand Canyon Chapter
TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal appeals court today upheld the invalidation of the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a controversial open-pit copper mine in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains ... is another blow to Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals’ plans…
Middle Tennessee Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
On Thursday May 12th at 7:00 pm, Radnor Lake Park; Jack McFadden (and maybe Charlie High, too) will lead a presentation and discussion about best hikes in Middle Tennessee.
North Carolina Chapter
Conservation, energy efficiency, and coastal resiliency would receive much-needed funding under Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget proposal released today.
North Star Chapter
WIN! On May 6, the MnDOT Interim Commissioner announced a commitment to include a highway-to-boulevard option in the "Rethinking I-94" project planning process.
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
Sierra Club Illinois and Prairie Rivers Network announce appeal of IEPA decision granting NPDES permit to Pond Creek Coal Mine.