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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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Seattle Bans Plastic Utensils and Straws
Reposted from CNN: A ban went into effect recently in Seattle outlawing plastic straws and utensils at “all food service businesses, including restaurants, grocery stores, delis, coffee shops, food…
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March Sustainability Series Summary: Pesticides are Poisons
At Sierra Club NYC Group’s March Sustainability Series, three speakers highlighted the dangers of pesticides and the necessity of both personal and legislative actions and protections against the dangerous…
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Sierra Club NYC Group: March For Our Lives Photos
Nearly 200,000 protesters marched for New York City’s March For Our Lives protest last Saturday to demand action on gun control. Sierra Club supported the nationwide march, which boasted…
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Press Release: NYC to Become First US City to Require Building Energy Grades
This week, the New York City Council approved Intro. 1632A, a bill requiring large buildings to post their energy efficiency scores, and associated grades, near their public entrances. “As…
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Take Action: Sign Divest From Fossil Fuels Petition Now
Open Letter to New York Comptrollers DiNapoli and Stringer: We want you to do more for our climate future. It’s time to divest New York’s pension funds from fossil fuels….
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9 Northeast States Agree To Accelerate Emission Reductions
WBUR is reporting that the nine-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative consortium has settled on a proposed update to the cap-and-trade program that would call for a…
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Activists Push Back Against Trump’s Proposed EPA cuts
Reposted from Forrest Miller, Legislative Gazette, June 28, 2017. A statewide coalition comprised of more than 110 environmental groups launched a last-ditch effort to convince lawmakers to reject President Trump’s…
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