Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-08-03/energy-policy/report-billion-dollar-benefits-to-business-from-clean-power-plan/a53376-1 August 3, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window About 40 Philadelphia buildings competed in a race to reduce energy use by 5 percent. (brigitsnow/Pixabay) PHILADELPHIA — The Obama administration’s Clean … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): I never thought I’d be saying this: the Clean Air Council just won a precedent-setting free speech case. A court in Butler County, Pennsylvania rightly decided that petitioning our government to protect everyone’s right … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): On August 25, the National Park Service will mark 100 years since its founding. Who will celebrate? In recent years, it has been documented both by public lands agencies and the outdoor industry that the … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-06-15/environment/map-displays-methane-threats-in-pa/a52405-1 June 15, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Methane pollution is a health hazard, studies have found, and now an online map can tell you how close … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Pennsylvania’s General Assembly ended weeks of hard fought debate and negotiations by passing Senate Bill 1195 and Senate Bill 279, two pieces of legislation that give the fossil fuel industry a free pass to pollute in the … Continued
This past week, nearly 40 mountain leaders were in Washington, D.C., to speak up to protect our water and reclaim our future — and they need your help! As the coal industry declines, thousands of jobs have been lost and … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): The Tongass National Forest is under attack by politicians in Washington DC. In order to delay important bear and salmon habitat protections, one US senator is bogging down a popular bill – a bill … Continued
Posted at http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/03/dimock-water-unsafe-fracking/ Back in 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made a startling announcement, shaking up the battle over fracking in one of the nation’s highest-profile cases where drillers were suspected to have caused water contamination. Water testing results were in … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Forest Coalition (http://www.paforestcoalition.org/): The House can vote on House Concurrent Regulatory Review Resolution #1 to kill DEP’s final conventional Chapter 78 and unconventional (Marcellus Shale) Chapter 78a drilling regulations. If the House adopts the resolution, it then moves to … Continued
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Campaign Director—Full Time Job Description Earth Quaker Action Team is a grassroots, nonviolent action group including Quakers and people of diverse beliefs, who join with millions of people around the world fighting for a just … Continued