From the Evangelical Environmental Network (http://www.creationcare.org): The EPA has proposed a stay on the methane new source performance standards for oil and gas. This is a dangerous move that will have lasting health impacts, and you can speak out now. On … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Today (June 20), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the state government must act as trustees for public natural resources under the Environmental Rights Amendment. The decision overturns a lower court decision and rules that the state … Continued
Posted at http://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/june/severance-tax-basics Jun 16, 2017 06:40 pm | Marc Stier Pennsylvania has been considering a severance tax on natural gas for years. Here are four reasons it is long overdue: A severance tax can bring in substantial and, as … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Since President Trump announced the U.S. would pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, many cities, states, companies and faith communities have announced that they’re still in, but the attack on Creation continues. If … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): As we in the northern hemisphere approach the summer solstice, we invite you to let the long hours of sunlight inspire you to celebration, contemplation, and action on behalf of our Common Home. … Continued
Victory: Ruling: Trump administration shortcut environmental review; Court seeks additional briefing on whether to shut down pipeline Flags fly at the Oceti Sakowin Camp in 2016, near Cannonball, North Dakota. LUCAS ZHAO / CC BY-NC 2.0 This decision marks an important … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): We’ve all seen the pictures: oil and birds do not mix. Yet, Interior Secretary Zinke could expose Teshekpuk Lake – a protected Special Area with the highest density of shorebirds in the Arctic – … Continued
From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): At a Sierra Club event in Lancaster, Malinda of LAP shared her story about why she is fighting and resisting the corporate greed that is the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline. She made the crowd feel emotional … Continued
Call Congress and ask them to Act on Climate at https://citizensclimatelobby.org/call-congress-to-act-on-climate/#/38/. You can help make CCL’s Lobby Day on Tuesday a success by calling your U.S. Senators and Representative to ask them to take action on climate change by supporting … Continued
From Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness (http://www.lancasterinterchurchpeacewitness.org): Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness has scheduled the following free Films at St. John’s Episcopal Church in the Parish Hall, 321 West Chestnut St., Lancaster. Friday, June 23, 7:30 pm, “FROM THE ASHES” 2017 film that … Continued