Blog posts from around the country
Range of Light Group / Toiyabe Chapter / Nevada
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) filed an appeal on May 3, 2021. For now, the court ruling stands, this is a typical LADWP tactic to drag this out in the courts and wear us out.
Range of Light Group / Toiyabe Chapter / Nevada
K2 Gold has submitted its phase two drilling plan to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
Two major environmental bills that protect Illinoisans from exposure to toxic “forever chemicals” called PFAS passed out of the Illinois General Assembly and heads now to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk.
Idaho Chapter
The Center for Biological Diversity, the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund and Sierra Club petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wednesday to restore federal protection under the Endangered Species Act to…
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Heyward Douglass, Executive Director of the Foothills Trail Conservancy in SC,gave an overview of hiking and backpacking on the Foothills trail.
Maryland Chapter
Late Friday afternoon, Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed bi-partisan legislation designed to improve Maryland’s public transit system and eliminate a $2 billion maintenance backlog that leaves the system prone to constant breakdowns and unsafe for operators…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Particulate matter pollution is estimated to kill up to 3,000 Bay Area residents every year. Recently, the Advisory Council of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) recommended that the Air District approve a common-sense rule…
New Jersey Chapter
The Columbia Law School Environment Law Clinic recently filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club in support of New Jersey’s lawsuit against Solvay Specialty Polymers USA. Solvay is responsible for widespread…
North Carolina Chapter
It was another outwardly quiet week at the NC General Assembly, although it’s reported that behind-the-scenes budget negotiations are ongoing and that the House may soon propose a state budget because agreement with the Senate - which is supposed to…