From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Too many state legislators want to rollback clean water protections, which is exactly why we cannot miss the chance to urge the Fish and Boat Commission to protect 128 wild trout streams. Pennsylvania has more polluted waterways than … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/05/25/8-10-people-worldwide-fear-catastrophic-climate-change-poll Published on Thursday, May 25, 2017 by Common Dreams Majority of respondents say ready to change lifestyles to prevent environmental calamity By Nadia Prupis, staff writer Many people now see climate change as a bigger threat than … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Earlier this month the governing boards of the National Council of Churches and Creation Justice Ministries met together in Norfolk, Virginia, to learn about how rising sea levels are affecting homeowners and churches. … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-05-25/climate-change-air-quality/pa-township-takes-on-climate-change/a57837-1 May 25, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Municipalities can take steps such as installing solar streetlights to reduce carbon emissions. (HeyouRelax/Pixabay) FERGUSON TOWNSHIP, Penn. — It takes a village … Continued
Monday, May 22, 2017By Sharon Kelly, DeSmogBlog | Report At the Glenwood Elementary School in Media, Pennsylvania, roughly 450 students interrupted their regular schedules one day this month for an unusual emergency drill. Just after 1:30 p.m. on May 3, the entire student body practiced sheltering … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): As you know, the Trump Administration is considering withdrawing the United States from the international Paris Agreement on climate change. There are people, such as daughter Ivanka, advising the President to remain in the … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): It could be “game over” for the Arctic Refuge. President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal has been released, and it includes opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. This is the first step … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): We are excited to announce an opportunity to host an advance screening of the new documentary film, From the Ashes produced by RadicalMedia in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies We invite everyone in the IPL network to … Continued
By Nicole C. Brambila, Reading Eagle Published: Wednesday May 10, 2017 Pennsylvania has among the nation’s largest percentage of children with high blood lead levels, according to a recently-published study in the Journal of Pediatrics. With roughly 8 percent of … Continued
From Conservation Voters of PA (http://www.conservationpa.org): With leaders in Washington rolling back critical protections to our environment, we can’t be sure that the Delaware River is protected from fracking until we ban it once and for all. Sign the petition … Continued