If You Love the Earth, Go Vote!
February 23, 2024
by Karen Melton, Southeastern Pennsylvania Group
Pennsylvania’s Primary Elections are early this year – April 23rd – which means all the associated dates are early as well. Here are the most important ones to know:
April 8th – Last date to...
Conservation Teams - 2024
February 21, 2024
New for 2024, there will be quarterly meetings that bring together members of all Conservation Teams into 2 tracks: Climate & Energy (hosted by PA Chapter Clean Energy Program Advocate Nate Reagle) and Quality of Life (hosted by PA Deputy...
Sierra Club Pennsylvania Celebrates New EPA Soot Standards
February 9, 2024
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- On February 7th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its long-awaited National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter (PM2.5) -- commonly known as soot -- which will lower the annual standard from 12...
February 2024: the Sylvanian
February 4, 2024
Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian! Please read our February 2024 issue!
An Update on Climate & Community Resources
January 30, 2024
A quick update to the November 20 article "Spreading The Word About Climate & Community Resources" which promoted an in-person event planned for December 9 in King of Prussia, PA.
New York State Sues PepsiCo for “Endangering the Environment and Public Health with Plastic Pollution”: What Can You do in Pennsylvania?
January 30, 2024
Imagine wildlife having to coordinate a water landing, navigate, or look for food amongst large floating patches of plastic trash. What is the likelihood that they will eat a piece in error or eat another aquatic biota (plant or animal) that has...
2024 PA Chapter Leadership
January 30, 2024
Please welcome the following volunteer leaders as they contribute their time and talents to supporting our 10 Groups, Chapter staff, and all of our Chapter initiatives.
A New Idea: Action Item of the Month
January 28, 2024
Several months ago, our Sierra Club Delaware County Green Team began something new: At each monthly meeting, we’ve spotlighted an “Action Item of the Month”—a piece of state legislation or administrative regulation currently being promulgated that...
Act Now: Tell the EPA to Finalize the Strongest Possible Solutions for Pollution!
January 28, 2024
Urgency. If you’re anything like me, and I suspect you are as a Sierra Club supporter, you’re not just thinking about the urgency of climate action - you’re feeling it. I will also readily admit that it can be exhausting to sort through which...
Sierra Club PA Applauds Biden Administration For Pause On New LNG Export Approvals
January 26, 2024
PENNSYLVANIA -- Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it will halt approvals of new liquefied fracked gas exports (LNG) while the agency reviews its criteria for determining if an application is in the public interest. DOE has never...
