Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-08-15/climate-change-air-quality/warming-climate-puts-pa-summer-recreation-at-risk/a63694-1 August 15, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Tick-borne diseases are increasing as climate change increases summer temperatures. (Kaldari[CC0]/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Climate change already is affecting summers here … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): Of the 16 federal agencies we surveyed this year, scientists working for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported the biggest challenges. They experience the highest levels of political interference in their scientific work … Continued
Posted at http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2018/08/smoke-from-western-us-wildfires.html Posted: 10 Aug 2018 03:18 PM PDT Smoke from the wildfires burning in California and other Western states is beginning to show up in the upper atmosphere over Pennsylvania and other areas of the East Coast, but … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): We stopped using lead-based paint in 1978. We started phasing out leaded gasoline even earlier than that. We knew about the severe developmental harm it can cause in growing children — and the kidney damage and more … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-08-10/public-lands-wilderness/groups-call-for-making-conservation-fund-permanent/a63658-1 August 10, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Money from the Land and Water Conservation Fund helped create the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Monroe County. (National Fish and … Continued
Books 500 Insects: A Visual Reference. Stephen A. Marshall. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp & Camille Kingsolver. Becoming Nature: Learning the Language of Wild Animals and Plants. Tamarack Song. Being a … Continued
From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): The gas industry has officially declared war on Pennsylvanians who dare challenge their “right” to take our land, poison our water, and foul our air. Adding insult to injury, our own judges and law enforcement … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-08-03/climate-change-air-quality/ag-health-advocates-oppose-fuel-efficiency-rollback/a63569-1 August 3, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Public-health advocates say switching to electric cars will clear the air and help children breathe. (USAF) HARRISBURG, Pa. – State leaders and … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The administration just announced its plan to attack clean car standards, and it’s going to recklessly slam the brakes on progress towards healthier air if we don’t stop it.1 Submit your comment now at https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=27904 to tell … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Pennsylvania has some of the best waters on the east coast for recreational activities like fly fishing, kayaking, and swimming. These uses are only possible because many small creeks and streams have outstanding water quality. The Pennsylvania … Continued