From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): On August 23, US District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Schmel ruled that the property of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ and other hold out landowners who live in the path of the Atlantic … Continued
Washington Post, By Juliet Eilperin August 20 The Trump administration has decided to disband the federal advisory panel for the National Climate Assessment, a group aimed at helping policymakers and private-sector officials incorporate the government’s climate analysis into long-term planning. The charter for … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Public lands define our country – they are here for us today, and they will be here for future generations if we act as good stewards now and in the years ahead. That is … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): The end of August is a time of transition, even for those no longer connected to an academic calendar. Friends with access to farmers markets (or green thumbs and good soil) are enjoying … Continued
Posted at http://www.pogo.org/blog/2017/08/lawmakers-question-interior-secretary.html August 17, 2017 Joel Clement, a whistleblower who until recently served as director of the Interior Department’s Office of Policy Analysis. (Photo provided by Wilkenfeld Law) Bringing further attention to one of the most high-profile whistleblower cases to arise … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Ten years ago Interfaith Power & Light screened the Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth to over 5000 congregations and helped build awareness of the climate crisis. Now, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-08-18/environment/conservatives-oppose-decreased-oversight-of-oil-and-gas-industry/a59064-1 August 18, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window One proposal in the Pennsylvania Senate’s budget bill would outsource review of oil and gas permits to private companies. (lalabell68/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-08-17/environment/environmental-hearing-board-overturns-mining-permit/a59053-1 August 17, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Polen Run is one of the few remaining water features in Ryerson Station State Park. (Center for Coalfield Justice) GREENE COUNTY, Pa. … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Caribou in Alaska’s Western Arctic need your public comment by September 6. Located within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area provides calving grounds for the 40,000-head Teshekpuk Lake Caribou Herd, and … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): You can make a huge difference. Right now, your state representative is deciding how to vote on a bad budget bill (HB 542 ) that would put important environmental protections in major jeopardy. The … Continued