Announcement Continues to Ignore Threats to Public Safety HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, January 3, 2018—Today, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that his administration’s Department of Environmental Protection would issue a temporary halt to construction of Sunoco’s Mariner East export pipeline. This proposed … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-12-29/environment/fracking-linked-to-low-birthweight-babies/a60827-1 December 29, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window About 1.5 million Pennsylvanians live within a half mile of oil and gas facilities. (anita_starzycka/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pregnant women living near … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-12-28/energy-policy/solar-power-continues-to-grow-in-pa/a60817-1 December 28, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Installing solar systems will return an estimated 8 to 10 percent on the initial investment. (PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Solar power is … Continued
By Bill McKibben, The New Yorker 24 December 17 Tuesday should have been a day of unmitigated joy for America’s oil and gas executives. The new G.O.P. tax bill treats their companies with great tenderness, reducing even further their federal tax burden. … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-12-22/environment/epa-sued-for-removing-scientists/a60767-1 December 22, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The new chair of the EPA Science Advisory Board denies the scientific evidence that smog causes asthma. (12019/Pixabay) WASHINGTON D.C. – Doctors, … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Are you concerned about the state of your air quality? Do you feel powerless in the face of industries that pollute and are moving into your neighborhood? Then consider being a leader of Clean Air … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-12-20/environment/new-methane-rules-called-just-a-start/a60733-1 December 20, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Gov. Tom Wolf is proposing weaker emission rules for existing oil and gas facilities. (anita_starzycka/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Clean air advocates want … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-12-18/environment/final-tax-bill-called-a-blow-to-environment/a60689-1 December 18, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The final tax bill keeps a provision opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) HARRISBURG, … Continued
Whilst the climate is changing rapidly, climatologist Katherine Hayhoe says that scientists have no option but to fight against the politicisation of science By João Medeiros, Dec 9…wired mag… Katherine Hayhoe has no time for denying climate change facts. ‘If … Continued
Clean water is the lifeblood of Pennsylvania and our country. Rivers and streams flow through our communities, providing our clean drinking water, irrigating the crops that grow our food, powering our economy and giving our families opportunities to live healthy … Continued