Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/07/shattering-mark-set-during-dust-bowl-us-just-had-hottest-may-ever-recorded Published on Thursday, June 07, 2018 by Common Dreams “If you thought it was a strangely warm May, you’re right.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer April 1938: A dust bowl farmstead in Dallam County, Texas, showing the … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): The U.S. Forest Service just started a process that opens the door for a massive old-growth logging project where bears, salmon, Sitka black-tailed deer and wolves live in the Tongass National Forest. The largest … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): In a major milestone, Governor Wolf announced that his administration will finalize permits to cut air pollution from new or expanding natural gas operations. These important permits, known officially as GP-5 and GP-5A, will … Continued
JUNE 05, 2018 | 04:15 PM No movement on companion Senate bill; Gov. Wolf opposes the effort Marie Cusick The state House approved a controversial bill Tuesday that eliminates key environmental requirements for Pennsylvania’s conventional oil and gas industry. HB … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/05/planet-chokes-plastic-waste-un-report-offers-roadmap-tackle-global-crisis Published on Tuesday, June 05, 2018 by Common Dreams The analysis comes amid warnings that plastic pollution has become “one of our planet’s greatest environmental challenges.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Plastic waste fills a beach on … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): The sustained advocacy call summary leads with action items. Beginning in January 2018 we added a new section of 1-3 articles or reports that are useful discussion hooks for policy conversations with legislators, … Continued
From the League of Conservation Voters (https://www.lcv.org/): Will you stand with the Gwich’in people and fight back against Trump’s move to sell off their sacred land to Big Oil? The Gwich’in people have lived in Alaska for more than 20,000 … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Imperiled polar bears denning and rearing their young on the Arctic Refuge coastal plain just received a terrible blow. The Washington Post1 reported that the Trump administration is considering a plan to conduct 3-dimensional seismic exploration … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): June 1, 2018 (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.) –The PA State Supreme Court announced today a long-awaited victory for two families in Lycoming County who challenged a decision that allowed an industrial shale gas development to be located in their … Continued
By Jacquelyn Bonomo, President and CEO, PennFuture I’m sure many of you, like me, are thinking very hard these days about how to cross the divide between our personal views toward our planet’s future, and those held by people with … Continued