Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-13/climate-change-air-quality/nurses-report-links-health-to-climate-change/a55920-1 January 13, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Emissions that cause climate change can also increase respiratory disease. (Hans Hansson/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Global climate change is having serious health … Continued
PA Faith Community Steps Up, Seeks to Raise $5,000 for 5 Months of Clean Water for Families With Fracking-Polluted Water Call on Governor Wolf to Step In and Protect Area Woodlands, PA – Over 50 faith leaders and faith communities … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-11/environment/alternate-pipeline-route-raises-concerns/a55855-1 January 11, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The new alternate PennEast Pipeline route would require two additional Delaware River crossings. (Andy Arthur/Flickr) UPPER BLACK EDDY, Pa. – Environmentalists are … Continued
Several dozen families in the Woodlands community of Butler County, Pennsylvania have lived without clean water for nearly six years as the result of nearby oil and gas fracking. Since fracking occurred near their homes, they have been unable to … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Air pollution from natural gas operations is putting us in danger – it’s putting our health at risk every day and accelerating climate change. To make matters worse, standards that are already in place … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-09/climate-change-air-quality/congress-threatens-to-scrap-critical-regulations/a55811-1 January 9, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Public-health and environmental groups warn that a push to repeal federal regulations could render the Clean Air Act unenforceable. (JuergenPM/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-06/environment/report-shows-improving-health-for-chesapeake-bay/a55792-1 January 6, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window About 19,000 miles of Pennsylvania rivers and streams are damaged by pollution. (Beyond My Ken/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Chesapeake Bay … Continued
Recently we won a historic victory for tribal sovereignty. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Oceti Sakowin elders and headsmen, the International Indigenous Youth Council, and other water protectors defeated the Dakota Access Pipeline. The company behind the pipeline — … Continued
With 2016 on track to be the hottest year on record, the effects of climate change are glaring in our state: Extreme weather patterns are threatening Pennsylvania’s farmlands, and poor air quality is taking its toll on our children’s health. … Continued
12/28/2016 10:40 pm ET | Updated 6 days ago Neil Leary, Dickinson College, Center for Sustainability Education REUTERS After I wrote What a Trump Presidency Means for Fighting Climate Change, a colleague suggested that I write an article with “5 concrete examples of on-the-ground … Continued