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After a very slow start to the legislative session which began on January 3, a lot has happened over the past few weeks. Speaker Mark Rozzi stepped down after the House passed his constitutional amendment, which would expand the statute of...

Now that we’ve been at our suburban home outside Philadelphia for a few months, I’ve noticed that the trash is picked up twice a week in large 64-gallon wheeled trash cans offered by the waste hauler. And most of our neighbors do roll out these...

In 2021, the Northeast Pennsylvania Sierra Club Group (NEPA) and the Valley Community Library started a unique series of Community Clean-Up events. They partnered with local organizations to bring the community together to pick up litter. Fawn...

In Philadelphia, many houses like mine use methane gas for cooking, heating and hot water. As a proponent of ‘electrify everything,’ I want to transition off of gas, but it’s a challenge! Our house is completely wrong for solar – it is not oriented...

By Jim Wylie - PA Chapter vice chair Because I know I only have, on average, 200 words before you click to the next article/notification/incoming text, I'll jump right to my answer to this question: Yes, you should care, but don't flip out....

Join our Team to Fight for Clean Energy! Click here to apply The Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter is hiring a Clean Energy Program Advocate. This person will develop and execute campaigns to transition to clean energy and to electrify...

By Meenal Raval, Southeastern Pennsylvania Group Treasurer Last month, I visited Auroville, an international intentional eco-community in Southeast India, just 4 kilometers from the Bay of Bengal. Even though this was my first visit to Auroville...

By Karen Melton, Southeastern Pennsylvania Group Although national policy is essential if future generations are to have a livable world, there is so much local governments can do, from working toward net-zero emissions for municipal buildings,...