From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): You did it! Thanks to supporters like you around Harrisburg, Senator Casey has signed on to support Wilderness protections for caribou and polar bear birthing grounds in the Arctic Refuge. Senator Casey’s support came right … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-05-26/toxics/major-toxic-substances-control-bill-clears-house/a52124-1 May 26, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA)Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. – A bill to significantly strengthen the Toxic Substances Control Act should soon be law across the country. The 1976 law … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Some Pennsylvania legislators aren’t doing their jobs, and now they want to stop the executive branch and the governor from doing their jobs as well. Today, the House State Government Committee voted on Senate Bill 562, which … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Sadly, Pennsylvania has thousands of miles of rivers and streams too polluted to enjoy because of run-off from farm fields that contains animal waste. To reduce polluted run-off from farm fields, we need more inspections to ensure … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-05-25/civil-rights/lawsuit-seeks-to-silence-fracking-opponents/a52107-1 May 25, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window PITTSBURGH — The future of a lawsuit seeking damages from opponents of gas drilling near their homes and schools is in the … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): One of the most insidious things about global climate change is its essential injustice: It inflicts the most damage on those who did the least to cause it. From the low-lying Maldives to famine … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): April 22 is Earth Day, when representatives from many countries are gathering at the United Nations in New York. They plan to sign the historic Paris Agreement, which was made at the December 2015 COP … Continued
From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): We believe that millennial faith leaders can change the world. We’re asking you to help us find them. Last year, with the Paris climate talks approaching, GreenFaith trained 110 young faith leaders – ages 21 to 40 … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Six feet. That’s what scientists reported last week as the likely sea level rise in the next 85 years, if we don’t check the current levels of runaway climate change. Under this scenario, “the … Continued
Controversial Sunoco Logistics Project Will Steamroll Local Family’s Property Huntingdon, PA – Sunoco Logistics will be constructing a 350-mile pipeline, the Mariner East Project, which will transport natural gas, propane and/or ethane between Eastern Ohio and the Pennsylvania/Delaware line, crossing 17 … Continued