From Natural Resources Defense Council (https://www.nrdc.org/): Any day now, a group of key state lawmakers will decide the fate of a bill (SB 596) that would increase the number of electric vehicles and charging stations on Pennsylvania’s roads. We need … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Every year, more than 250,000 tons of plastic pellets spill into the environment.1 These tiny fragments, used in plastic manufacturing, swirl in the water and wash up on shore in humongous drifts. The Clean Water Act is … Continued
As you may know, high-quality pre-k is just one element of early childhood education. Other important early learning programs include evidence-based home visiting and high-quality infant/toddler child care. These three programs together comprise a continuum of services that helps Pennsylvania … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): We have some GREAT news! Thanks to the pressure that you put on Reps. in Harrisburg, HB 1347, the bill that would have taken our limited protections against surprise bills for ambulance rides … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): The House of Representatives is poised to advance legislation that would save taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars by lowering the price of prescription drugs. This bill, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 … Continued
From the Sierra Club (https://www.sierraclub.org/): Our elected officials are willing to bend the rules for the conventional oil and gas industry and weaken environmental protections because the industry doesn’t think the current law should apply to them. Tell your PA … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): We have a chance to protect sea otters, harbor seals and other marine wildlife from offshore drilling — for good. In September, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would block dirty, destructive drilling off … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): November 1 and December 2 are the deadlines for comments on two SNAP proposed rules. The first is a 14-day opportunity for comments regarding USDA’s October 15 release of estimates of the … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The leaves are turning, sweaters are out, and pumpkin-flavored you-name-it is here. Fall is great, but there are some things not to love about fall. Three words: sneezy does it. That’s right. It’s flu season. Every … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-10-18/climate-change-air-quality/epa-holds-only-hearing-on-eliminating-methane-regulations/a68107-2 October 18, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window As a greenhouse gas, methane is 80 times more powerful in the near term than carbon dioxide. (denismax/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued