From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Twenty-eight years ago, the Exxon Valdez oil spill coated 1,300 miles of Alaska’s coastline, destroying lives and decimating populations of fish, marine mammals, and birds alike. Since then, we have seen several devastating spill disasters … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): President Trump is dismantling our programs that help poor people respond to climate change. This is what climate denialism looks like in action. Climate change is one of the most significant threats facing the planet today, … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-23/environment/families-demand-cleaner-air-for-pa/a56975-2 March 23, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window About 1.5 million Pennsylvanians live within half a mile of gas and oil infrastructure. (anita_starzycka/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Families and child health … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): On Wednesday, the Senate voted to allow the state of Alaska to target wolves and bears through extreme methods including killing mother bears with cubs and wolves with pups in their dens, baiting, and using … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): President Trump’s proposed budget is even worse than I expected – and my expectations were pretty low. Our national budget should reflect our shared values. But this budget will cut vital funding for our … Continued
The National Lawyers Guild is looking for some volunteers to help with research on the two gas pipelines that are coming through our area. The research will focus on the companies and their owners. A legal background, while it might … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-17/environment/mariner-east-pipelines-proceed-as-challenges-continue/a56904-1 March 17, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The Mariner East II pipeline route runs more than 300 miles across 17 Pennsylvania counties. (gokul/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Environmental groups are … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): The White House released its 2018 federal budget proposal, which includes draconian cuts to investment in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Alarmingly, President Trump’s proposal slashes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s annual Chesapeake Bay Program budget from $73 … Continued
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 146 wild trout streams. Pennsylvania has more polluted waterways than … Continued
Donald Trump just announced an executive order that puts the Clean Power Plan in the crosshairs and represents a HUGE step backwards in terms of protecting our health and fighting climate change. In his address to Congress, Donald Trump vowed … Continued