From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): This week, a package of bills (HB209, HB1237, HB1792, HB1959, and HB1960) crafted under the guise of “regulatory reform” is scheduled for a vote in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. These bills will irreparably harm the Department … Continued
WASHINGTON (Feb. 6, 2018) – The Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Wildlife Federation today filed a lawsuit to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers from illegally delaying implementation of the Clean Water Rule. … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-02-06/environment/research-shows-oil-and-gas-wastewater-makes-streambeds-radioactive/a61319-1 February 6, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Sediment contaminated by oil and gas well wastewater can be 600 times more radioactive than sediment from upstream. (Jwvein/pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): The Trump administration is proposing a massive expansion of offshore oil drilling, potentially opening 90% of our country’s outer continental shelf to oil exploration. Speak out now against this devastating proposal at http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50836/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=24207. For … Continued
PennFuture is growing. Working to fight for our environment has never been more important. Would you or someone you know like to join a stellar team of passionate environmental advocates? PennFuture is hiring for several key positions throughout the state. Director … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Despite the Governor’s promise to cut methane and other harmful air pollution, 1.5 million Pennsylvanians who live within a half-mile of natural gas infrastructure still have no protections. Tell Governor Wolf it is time … Continued
From American Rivers (https://www.americanrivers.org/): January 31, 2018 Washington –The Trump Administration today formally delayed implementation of the Clean Water Rule, the latest in a series of judicial and administrative maneuvers that strip protection from small streams and wetlands and put … Continued
From Clean Water for All (http://protectcleanwater.org/): “Remember the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan? The one that promised America job-boosting projects for gleaming highways and bridges? Well, so far the Trump-branded New Deal has fallen by the wayside; the job-creation program of … Continued
From Clean Water for All (http://protectcleanwater.org/): “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a series of waivers for the construction of a border wall section in New Mexico. The department announced that it would be waiving more than 30 … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): ACTION ITEMS Federal The Clean Power Plan (CPP) repeal review has a new comment deadline: April 26, 2018. Please submit testimony! Experts will write expert testimony. Citizen testimony may focus on personal and … Continued