Introducing Judy Wicks - Localization and Hemp
May 21, 2022
Judy Wicks, founder of All Together Now PA, prepared a short video to promote the webinar planned for June 23 - Localization and Hemp: Strategies for Addressing the Climate Crises.
Producing Reports Is The First Step To Plug Pennsylvania’s Wells To Address Environmental, Health, and Safety Concerns
May 18, 2022
Contact: Morgan Caplan, (443) 986-1221 or Morgan.Caplan@sierraclub.org
Harrisburg, PA - Six months after two rulemaking petitions to raise oil and gas bonds were voted through by the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board, petitioners...
A Time of Transition
May 9, 2022
Dear Members and Friends of the Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter,
The Pennsylvania Chapter is entering a time of change and transition. Our team must share that Tom Torres is no longer serving as Director of the Pennsylvania Chapter as of April...
Exploiting the Crisis in Ukraine
May 7, 2022
Every day we get more news of the horrific conditions suffered by civilians in Ukraine, and the atrocities being committed by Putin’s military. We applaud the folks who are doing everything they can to help, and support all possible sanctions by the...
May 2022: the Sylvanian
April 27, 2022
Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian!
Fighting for Our Homes and Climate
April 27, 2022
Every person has the right to a safe, healthy home, but on any given day throughout Pennsylvania, this right is betrayed. Tens of thousands of people across our Commonwealth are experiencing housing insecurity, while hundreds of thousands more live...
Book Review: Zero Waste Chef by Anne-Marie Bonneau
April 23, 2022
“When we squander food, we don’t just waste the food itself; we misuse all the resources that went into producing it: the labor, the water, and the energy it took to grow and transport it, as well as the land, which we clear of carbon-sequestering...
Legislative Update
April 23, 2022
It’s been a wild ride in the legislature during the first few months of 2022. You might think I’m exaggerating when I say it’s been “all RGGI (Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative), all the time” but that is the (mostly) sad truth. There have, however...
Investing in Wildlife Corridors
April 23, 2022
As biodiversity declines, it is imperative that we do all that we can to allow native wildlife to intermingle with one another and increase genetic diversity. Wildlife corridors can vary from over- and underpasses planted with native flora, to...
Pennsylvania takes historic step to fight climate disruption by capping CO2 pollution from power plants
April 22, 2022
Harrisburg, P.A. - This morning, the regulation known as the CO2 Budget Trading Program, which allows Pennsylvania to link to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) went into effect via publication in the online version of the Pennsylvania...
