From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review former President Obama’s Clean Water Rule. The executive order is another step toward Trump’s goal of gutting and repealing environmental regulatory … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): In a time when all news about the environment seems to be bad, we are excited to share some good news with you: After over two years of advocacy by Pennsylvania residents like you, … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-02-28/environment/health-professionals-urge-halt-to-attacks-on-clean-air-protections/a56617-1 February 28, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Methane leaks can occur at every step, from the well to the consumer. (Tim Evanson/flickr.com) PITTSBURGH – Forty-thousand doctors, nurses and public-health … Continued
Thanks to Kaylee White, Ghergich & Co. (Kaylee@Ghergich.com) We all know that we need water to live: It’s one of the most necessary pieces of our existence. And for many people, they think very little about water while they drink … Continued
From Conservation Voters of PA (http://www.conservationpa.org): The 2016 National Environmental Scorecard numbers have been crunched, tallied, and posted, and boy are they abysmal. More House votes were scored in 2016 than ever before. Which means that if Speaker Paul Ryan … Continued
From Conservation Voters of PA (http://www.conservationpa.org): Pipelines are a threat to our environment in so many ways, but there’s something we can do about it. Let Governor Wolf know we want our air, water and lands protected from the damage … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Members of the House of Representatives are taking a short break from their crusade to make our air and water dirtier to make it easier to kill bear cubs and wolf pups on national wildlife refuges. … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-02-15/environment/environmental-groups-challenge-pipeline-permits/a56421-1 February 15, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The Mariner East 2 pipelines would run more than 300 miles through 17 Pennsylvania counties. (Andy Arthur/Flickr) PHILADELPHIA – Environmental groups have … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/02/14/15053/#.WKNs1G8rIdU By David Elliot February 14, 2017 Joan Claybrook, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration during the Carter administration, had an immediate reaction when informed of President Trump’s executive order requiring that federal agencies scrap two existing … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Join the ACE Program today! PennFuture’s “Advocates for Conservation and the Environment” (ACE) is a brand new non-partisan program organizing teams of volunteers to educate state and federal legislators about conservation and environmental issues. Now more than … Continued