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Attention New Yorkers: Help Enforce the Plastic Bag Ban
As of Monday, October 19, 2020, New York State banned single-use plastic bags. If you see a store handing out free plastic bags at the check out…
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How Can YOU Help Register Voters in 2020?
The Sierra Club is making the 2020 election a top priority.
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How Amazon forest loss may affect water — and climate — far away
How Amazon forest loss may affect water — and climate — far away A surge in deforestation under Brazil’s new president could ‘tip’ the Amazon, affecting…
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Army Corps Announces Scoping Meetings for New York and New Jersey Harbor & Tributaries Study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District, and partner agencies requests public input regarding the scope of the NY & NJ Harbors and Tributaries Study. Partners include,…
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Poor People’s Campaign in Albany: Photos
A few photos taken by Sierra Club NYC ExCom member Catherine Skopic from June’s Poor People’s Campaign in Albany, which focused on ecological devastation, climate change, and the right…
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Celebrate Earth NYC 2018: Photos
In honor of Earth Day 2018, Sierra Club NYC helped sponsor Celebrate Earth NYC 2018, an event intended to promote grassroots environmental activism, along with organizations including Food and Water…
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Volunteer to Lobby Elected Officials for SC’s Atlantic Chapter
The strength of the Sierra Club is our grassroots power and the thousands of members willing to act on behalf of New York’s environment. While Albany is the…
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Lisa DiCaprio Receives New York City Council Herstory Award
March 28, 2018. Lisa DiCaprio, Conservation Chair, Sierra Club NYC Group (right) receives a 2018 New York City Council Herstory Award for her environmental advocacy. She was nominated for…
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Lisa DiCaprio, Five Years of Activism: NYC Commits to Fossil Fuel Divestment, Spring 2018 Sierra Atlantic
by Lisa DiCaprio, Conservation Chair, Sierra Club NYC Group At a January 10, 2018, press conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and several NYC pension trustees, including…
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National Recycling Coalition on China’s Recycled Material Embargo
National Recycling Coalition Press Release Issued May 15: Recycled materials and trash should look very different from each other, but for years they have been converging in the U.S. China…
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