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On February 12th, the much-anticipated Housing Jubilee took place at the University of Scranton, bringing together community leaders, activists, and residents to discuss innovative solutions for affordable housing and sustainable development. The...

A true champion of our environment, Tom Hiegel left us on March 1, 2025.

Volunteers with Community Advocates for Clean Energy of Greater Philadelphia have teamed up with Climate Reality’s Green Schools Campaign to encourage high school students to join together and encourage their schools to set renewable energy goals...

The first thing that comes to mind when members of the South Central Group think of Rich Gordon is Sierra Club Calendars. He orchestrated more calendar sales over the years than any single member of the Group, and was responsible for considerable...

Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian! Please read our March 2025 issue!

Calling all artists, photographers, and creatives! The Sierra Club PA Chapter invites you to share your love for Pennsylvania’s natural beauty and our mission through your art. Our Fall in Love with Sierra Club PA: Art Contest offers a special...

The Allegheny Group Sierra Club’s Huplits Grant Committee is seeking grant proposals to help promote Sierra Club’s policies and mission in Pennsylvania. The average of past grants has been about $9,000, with a range from $1,500 to $20,000.

Solarpunk is a literary subgenre of speculative fiction that, per the website fully-booked.ca, "shows you a world full of nature, reducing or undoing climate change, and advanced technology that works with the world instead of endangering it." Much...

After several years of research, development work, and intense negotiations, ten governmental entities in Centre County have officially entered into a 15-year contract to supply their operations with renewable energy from a nearby solar project. It...

Native land-dwelling insects are critical to agricultural and natural systems because of the services they provide. Many crops and some timber trees, like our beautiful black cherry, depend on insect pollination. Insects also provide natural pest...