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I get lots of on-line petitions in my inbox, and agree with many of them, but staff in the offices of our elected representatives consistently tell us that personal letters always carry the most weight. To make this easy for myself, I have...

First of all, please join me in thanking Veronica Coptis for her dedication to the chapter leadership over the last X years. And of course we owe a huge thanks to Joanne Kilgour, former Chapter Director, for being the face of the chapter in...

by Ben Block, PennFutureEdited by Rachel Rosenfeld, Community Outreach Coordinator, Pennsylvania Chapter Monroe County state and county elected officials and their staff gathered on a cold January morning for an educational tour of several...

House Bill 1100 (huge tax credit to subsidize the development of the petrochemical industry) After passing the House last September, this bill had been idling in the Senate Appropriations Committee until late January. On February 3rd ,it was...

Since I started working with the Sierra Club on my birthday in 2012, I’ve gotten to know many Chapter volunteer leaders and local activists as the Campaign Representative for Beyond Coal. Together we have helped accelerate the retirement of well...

Kim is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy, an all-volunteer organization, and one of many such conservancies around the country. She has also been a member of the Allegheny Group of the Sierra Club for nearly 30 years and is helping to...

This overview focuses on risks and impacts to human uses of water, and only marginally addresses problems for aquatic species, biodiversity, and ecological systems. It does not address all the components of concern in our water. By knowing some of...

I have been putting my body on the line for over 30 years now, starting with a protest involving three others at the first such anti-nuke activity at Oak Ridge National Laboratories near Knoxville, TN, on August 6,1988. I've since been arrested at...

Out of a total of 285 registrants, 224 excited runners and hikers of all ages, left the starting gate when the Lancaster Group's 10th Anniversary 5K Trail Run/Hike got underway on January 18th -- despite the threat of inclement weather. The racers...

The Allegheny Group Sierra Club’s Huplits Wildlife Grants Committee is seeking grant proposals to help protect animal wildlife and wildlife habitat in Pennsylvania. Approximately $60,000.00 will be available for the 2020 Huplits Wildlife Grant...