From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): On Sunday afternoon more than 300 residents stood with Catholic sisters to dedicate an outdoor Prayer Arbor planted directly in the path of a fracked-gas pipeline. Williams corporation intends to seize the Sisters’ land against … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): There is still a lot of work to be done in Harrisburg before state legislators can say they have a complete, balanced budget. We’ve all been working hard to make sure the … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): This year marks the 80th anniversary of Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law—but its protections and the Commonwealth’s waterways are still at risk. Just days after Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court issued a ruling that said, “the Commonwealth must act affirmatively … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge face a terrible threat. And Bernadette Demientieff, the Executive Director of the Gwich’in Nation, has left Alaska to visit Washington, DC, to advocate on behalf of the … Continued
From Conservation Voters of PA (http://www.conservationpa.org): EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has announced his plan to roll back important protections for our water. In 2015, the Obama administration finalized updates to the Clean Water Rule and enacted commonsense protections for streams … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): We asked Clean Air Council supporters to stand against the Trump Administration’s “regulatory reform” agenda and our members took notice, sending thousands of comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Now some senators are … Continued
The Guardian A relatively small number of fossil fuel producers and their investors could hold the key to tackling climate change Tess Riley (@tess_riley) Monday 10 July 2017 01.26 EDTLast modified on Monday 10 July 2017 11.07 EDT Just 100 companies have been the … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-07-11/environment/epa-holds-hearing-on-methane-rule/a58466-1 July 11, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Industry data shows methane emissions in Pennsylvania increased 28 percent between 2014 and 2015. (Ruhrfisch/Wikimedia Commons) PITTSBURGH – Pennsylvania parents presented testimony … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Recently leaders of the world’s 20 major economies (19 countries plus the EU) met in Hamburg, Germany. Soon it became clear that Trump’s reckless and unconscionable move to abandon the Paris Climate Accord has … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Summer is in full swing and our gardens and farmers market abound with an overload of fresh, local produce. It is a time of abundance and a gift from Creation. Did you know there are … Continued