Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-06-09/environment/pa-state-senate-gives-coal-mine-green-light-to-damage-streams/a58060-1 June 9, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Longwall mining beneath streams can drain water through cracks in the streambed. (Lock the Gate Alliance/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The state Senate … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): President Trump recently announced that he will take the United States out of the historic Paris Climate Agreement supported by nearly every other nation on earth. This agreement is an example of international cooperation … Continued
While there is a de facto moratorium on fracking in the Delaware River Watershed, we can’t afford the environmental destruction that fracking would bring to the Delaware River Basin were the moratorium to be lifted. Because of cleanup efforts and … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-06-06/climate-change-air-quality/pa-businesses-condemn-withdrawal-from-paris-climate-accord/a57993-1 June 6, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Renewable energy is generating jobs at five times the rate of overall U.S. job growth. (dfbphotos/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Some Pennsylvania business … Continued
Creation Justice Ministries and the National Council of Churches join together in sorrow and lament at President Trump’s announcement that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. We believe this withdrawal endangers a sustainable future, departs from the … Continued
Pittsburgh, PA. – Just hours after Donald Trump claimed to be represent the voters of Pittsburgh in his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, Mayor Bill Peduto today announced his support for a goal of … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): You’ve probably seen the headlines – “Pennsylvania drinking water ranks third worst in the nation,” “Pennsylvania should act now on drinking water problems says EPA,” and “Pittsburgh tries to avoid becoming the next Flint.” Water is our … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Harmful pollution from the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania is on the rise. Industry’s own self-reported data shows that methane emissions went up an alarming 28 percent between 2014 and 2015. Since this data … Continued
From I Love Mountains (http://www.ilovemountains.org): Coal mining giant Consol has been illegally destroying streams in Southwestern Pennsylvania with its longwall mining practices for years, and the Center for Coalfield Justice (CCJ) has been fighting them in court every step of … Continued
On May 27th, Trump tweeted “I will make my final decision on the Paris Accord next week!” but media is reporting he has already decided to leave the Paris Agreement. Calls are needed now! Politicians from both sides of the … Continued