Blog posts from around the country
Thomas Hart Benton Group / Missouri Chapter / Kansas City Missouri
You can help with the continuing push to oppose fossil fuel usage in Independence, MO. At a recent forum, Independence residence and climate advocates made their concerns known and the vote, 4-3 in favor of an unfortunate decision on buying new…
Angeles Chapter
Wendy-Sue Rosen and Cynthia “Robin” Smith are excited to be the new co-chairs of the Angeles Chapter Conservation Committee.
Michigan Chapter
LANSING- Today, Clean Water Action and Sierra Club Michigan Chapter announced their endorsement of Jocelyn Benson for Secretary of State.
New Jersey Chapter
After multiple revisions, New Jersey’s recycled content bill (S2515/A4647) was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy on January 17, 2022. It won by a nice margin in both houses: 48 to 26 in the Assembly and 22 to 15 in the Senate. The bill had been…
New Jersey Chapter
In early January, Gov. Phil Murphy intervened with the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) to prevent a vote on construction of an 84-megawatt, backup, fossil fuel–powered generation plant. The move will force the PVSC to reflect more deeply…
New Jersey Chapter
In 2020 the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) adopted strict drinking water standards for three chemicals in the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) family. Many NJ water systems soon found they were exceeding the new standard.…
New Jersey Chapter
This is a moment of transformation and growth for the Chapter, and I am excited to be part of it.
I come to the Sierra Club with a background in climate change science and air quality. I earned my Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the…
New Jersey Chapter
A few months into our Hiring Committee’s search for a new Chapter Director, I took part in a one-hour training webinar on recruitment that proved invaluable. In the webinar I was advised that it was perfectly fine to call potential job candidates…