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Last month, with your help, supporters of our public lands beat back an attempt in the US House of Representatives to sell roughly 500,000 acres of public lands in Utah and Nevada —
MSD is proposing to construct an anaerobic digester facility at the Little Miami Wastewater Treatment Plant and anticipates the “beneficial reuse” of the resulting biosolids. Biosolids, derived from sewage sludge, have been land
Our monuments and parks are national treasures, not commodities to be sold. America’s public lands belong to all of us. Protection of our national parks, forests and wilderness areas should be a priority
Members of Sierra Club Miami Group took time on a recent Sunday to participate in the Hands Off protest in Washington Park, Cincinnati. They joined an estimated 2,000 concerned citizens to protest the
The US EPA will return the Air Nuisance Rule (ANR) to the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP) on Thursday, February 20. We will once again be able to use the ANR to enforce
By Scott Puthoff Beginning more than 40 years ago, slowly but surely, a favorite urban park has been overrun by invasive plants. We all know that invasive plants like honeysuckle, wintercreeper and privet
We are facing the climate crisis — global warming and climate change are the defining challenges of our time, requiring agility and innovative solutions. In response, longtime Sierra Club member and UC adjunct
Last June the Miami Group hosted an Educational Forum on PFAS, or forever chemicals, in Cincinnati drinking water. Laura Edna and Kathy Kugler helped organize the forum, and speakers included Sierra Club staff
Last month, with your help, supporters of our public lands beat back an attempt in the US House of Representatives to sell roughly 500,000 acres
MSD is proposing to construct an anaerobic digester facility at the Little Miami Wastewater Treatment Plant and anticipates the “beneficial reuse” of the resulting biosolids.
Our monuments and parks are national treasures, not commodities to be sold. America’s public lands belong to all of us. Protection of our national parks,
Members of Sierra Club Miami Group took time on a recent Sunday to participate in the Hands Off protest in Washington Park, Cincinnati. They joined
The US EPA will return the Air Nuisance Rule (ANR) to the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP) on Thursday, February 20. We will once again
By Scott Puthoff Beginning more than 40 years ago, slowly but surely, a favorite urban park has been overrun by invasive plants. We all know
We are facing the climate crisis — global warming and climate change are the defining challenges of our time, requiring agility and innovative solutions. In
Last June the Miami Group hosted an Educational Forum on PFAS, or forever chemicals, in Cincinnati drinking water. Laura Edna and Kathy Kugler helped organize
