From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Do you know how to identify and respond to signs of water pollution in your local waterways? PennFuture has a brand new resource to help you to take action. The “Be a Watershed Watchdog” pocket guide is a portable, waterproof … Continued
From the Environmental Health Project (http://www.environmentalhealthproject.org/): Did you know that citizens today can do more to learn about their environmental exposures than ever before? The chance to become a Citizen Scientist is just a click away with the Environmental Health … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency took a big step backwards to reverse the EPA’s scientifically-based proposed Clean Water Act protections for Bristol Bay, Alaska. Nearly 100 miles of salmon streams could be destroyed … Continued
From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): With the PA DEP’s recent approval of the remaining 3 permits required for construction, Williams plans to begin digging and cutting and bulldozing their way across Lancaster County in a few short weeks. But we … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): Did you know Pennsylvania ranks third in the US for the number of Superfund sites—with 95 toxic sites located in both rural and urban areas? These sites, managed by the Environmental Protection Agency, require long-term … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-09-05/environment/report-proposed-epa-cuts-threaten-health-safety-in-pa/a59291-1 September 5, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window There are 95 Superfund sites in Pennsylvania. President Donald Trump’s proposal would cut the cleanup program by 30 percent. (markzvo/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/08/29/class-its-own-no-storm-us-history-has-unleashed-more-rain-hurricane-harvey Published on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 by Common Dreams “The 3-to-4 day rainfall totals are simply mind-blowing.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was … Continued
Huffington Post It may be too late to prevent and prepare for Harvey, but we should smartly direct recovery efforts to help communities be much more resilient to future storms. Jeremy Symons, Senior Advisor, EDF Action & Associate Vice President, Environmental … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/08/23/harvard-study-confirms-exxonknew-and-misled-public-about-climate-threat-decades Published on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 by Common Dreams “ExxonMobil contributed quietly to the science and loudly to raising doubts about it,” researchers conclude By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Researchers from Harvard studied nearly 200 ExxonMobil communications and … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): For the first time since 1979, carbon pollution from the transportation sector has overtaken electricity production as the greatest contributor to global warming in the U.S. We’ve got to make our cars more fuel … Continued