By Meenal Raval Today I visited the home of Ed & Priscilla in Hatfield PA. As part of the national solar home tour, they showcased their brick ranch home built in 1960, modernized with solar hot water, solar electric, an electric car in the...

Written by Karen Melton For a number of years Pennsylvania Sierra Club has had the opportunity to award grants for projects around the state related to protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat. Funding comes from the Huplits Foundation, and strong...

Written by Karen Melton Despite steady opposition for two and half years, SEPTA has refused to back down from its plan to build a gas-fired power plant in the heavily populated, predominantly African American neighborhood of Nicetown, a community...

Why Earth Day still matters Apr 22, 2018 Author: Tom Politeo, updates by Jim Wylie - spoken by Jim at the Indivisble/Chester County Earth Day picnic Is Earth Day still relevant? This is the 48th anniversary of Earth Day. Is it still...

Renewable Energy Lobby Day – June 12 On Tuesday, June 12, activists from across the state will join together at the state capitol building in Harrisburg to voice our support for House Bill 2132 which calls for the state of Pennsylvania to set a...

By Paula Kline American Lung Association's 19th Annual Air Quality Report tells us why moving to 100% renewables is critical to our health in Southeastern PA.The American Lung Association's "State of the Air" report was released in...

By Karen MeltonFor the past two years SE PA Sierra Club has partnered with the 350 Philly-led effort to stop SEPTA from building a gas-fired power plant in a heavily populated neighborhood. Against a backdrop of steady opposition during those...

By Emily DavisOn March 17, a group of Sierra Club members had a private tour of the Water Works. Most ofour tour was spent learning the history and operation of the Waterworks, which was built by thecity to provide clean water to the citizens of...

By Nathaniel SmithPerhaps environmentalists have had too much faith in the power of government in advancing our goals. The federal government created national parks, put the EPA to work to protect air and water, has at times protected endangered...

by Bernie Greenberg In December 2013 Sunoco Logistics announced the start of an Open Season for their Mariner East 2 (ME 2) project. This pipeline would carry natural gas liquids (NGLs) from Marcellus Shale regions to their Marcus Hook...