Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-09-13/environment/group-slams-pipeline-draft-environmental-impact-statement/a54019-1 September 13, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Delaware Riverkeeper says the PennEast Pipeline would clear 400 acres of forest and cross 234 bodies of water. (Niteshift/Wikimedia Commons) BRISTOL, Pa. … Continued
September 9 was a historic day. The Obama Administration put a temporary halt to construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in the area near the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North Dakota. In the past few weeks thousands of people … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): The Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska is one of the last places in the world where wild salmon continue to thrive. The fish are a life force for Alaskans and iconic Tongass wildlife … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-08-31/climate-change-air-quality/report-rising-sea-levels-threaten-wildlife/a53818-2 August 31, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Wetlands need to be able to migrate inland as sea levels rise. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Rising … Continued
From the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (http://www.cbf.org): How much do you pollute? Individuals can calculate their bay footprint. ANNAPOLIS—If everyone in the Chesapeake Bay drainage area consumed only the recommended amount of protein, the associated reductions in nitrogen pollution would be … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Forest Coalition (http://www.paforestcoalition.org/): It’s time for our leaders to admit that the Susquehanna is Impaired. The River needs your help. Comment now to DEP. The past five DEP Secretaries have said “we will follow science for this … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson created the National Park Service “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the … Continued
From Faith in Place (Illinois Interfaith Power and Light): As the policy director of Faith in Place, the Illinois affiliate of Interfaith Power & Light, I’ve seen how the fossil fuel industry harms the people of Illinois. From high rates … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-08-23/climate-change-air-quality/big-changes-for-big-rig-emissions-on-pa-roads/a53681-1 August 23, 2016 – Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Semi trucks traveling across Pennsylvania will soon have to include improved carbon-emissions technology. (Tony Webster/flickr.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania drivers have to … Continued
Saturday, 20 August 2016 00:00 By George Monbiot, the Guardian | News Analysis Excerpted, bolded and underlined below by contributor Rachel Mark The media turns us away from the issues that will determine the course of our lives, and towards topics of … Continued