On “Take a Deep Breath,” Fracking in Pennsylvania and grassroots efforts to put a halt to any new drilling are discussed in this case for a MORALtorium on fracking by panel members Karen Feridun, founder of Berks Gas Truth; The … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-08-10/environment/mariner-east-drilling-settlement-offers-new-protections/a58925-1 August 10, 2017 – Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The Mariner East II project will carry natural gas liquids across 17 counties in Pennsylvania (Jay Phagan/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Some Pennsylvania … Continued
The Cornfield Chapel on the proposed path of the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline is expected to be seized without warning at any moment in the next month or two. The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, the nuns that own the … Continued
Harrisburg, PA – Fans of the Susquehanna River can learn about adverse human impacts on the East Coast’s longest river and its tributaries and follow the progress of the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) efforts to tackle them on a new … Continued
President Trump may be having trouble getting Congress to adopt his agenda, but he has more control over federal agencies and he’s using it to roll back health, environmental, financial, workplace and other protections. In response, former federal employees today are … Continued
From Pennsylvanians Against Fracking (https://paagainstfracking.org/): The Pennsylvania legislature has been guilty of over-reach and pandering to gas industry interests in the past (Act 13 comes to mind), but the current amendments to House Bills 542 (Tax Code), 453 (Fiscal Code), … Continued
From Friends of the Earth (http://www.foe.org/): Donald Trump and Scott Pruitt just backed down on their attempt to let Big Polluters continue pouring smog into the air. Due to legal pressure from 15 states, Pruitt’s EPA announced it would stop … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-08-08/climate-change-air-quality/research-suggests-hunger-a-side-effect-of-climate-change/a58898-1 August 8, 2017 – Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Research suggests higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are likely to reduce nutrients in food. (David Fulmer/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued
Published on August 7 on PennLive: http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2017/08/pa_benefits_from_the_arctic_na.html By Sandra Strauss The U.S. House Budget Committee followed President Trump’s lead and introduced its version of a 2018 federal budget that includes a plan to collect revenues from drilling in the Arctic … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): In August and September, we’re calling on faith communities to pray for and bless water. Pray With Us! » Water sustains our physical and spiritual wellbeing. Water is life. Water is sacred. Yet, water is … Continued