Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-06-08/climate-change-air-quality/pa-climate-convergence-takes-over-harrisburg-this-weekend/a79398-1 June 8, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A three-day action and festival at Pennsylvania’s Capitol this weekend aims to draw attention to the urgency of the climate crisis. Advocates, … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): Pressure is mounting across the country to take on the issue of toxic PFAS in food packaging. Independent lab tests from various groups have detected PFAS in food wrappers from dozens of restaurants. They have … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): The state Senate has conducted first consideration on a bill that would limit and restrict local municipalities’ ability to choose for themselves what sources of energy should be available to local consumers. Specifically, House Bill 1947 is … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Air pollution from fossil fuels alone causes more than 50,000 premature deaths in the United States every single year.1 That’s just the latest reason we need to clean up our air — and taking action to reduce … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/06/03/racing-top-speed-towards-global-catastrophe-noaa-says-co2-levels-highest-human “We have known about this for half a century, and have failed to do anything meaningful about it,” said one NOAA researcher. “What’s it going to take for us to wake up?” BRETT WILKINS June 3, 2022 … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-06-06/childrens/its-preventable-pa-campaign-urges-action-on-lead-poisoning/a79358-1 June 6, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Advocates have launched a new push focused on getting Pennsylvania lawmakers to pass legislation that protects children from lead-paint poisoning. The percentage … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): The Faithful Climate Action Fellowship is a virtual and paid opportunity for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) across the United States for Christian, Jewish, or Muslim young adults (ages 18-26), who are concerned … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): This month, Creation Justice Ministries invites you to encourage Congress and the Administration to increase funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The funding that NOAA receives makes a huge difference in the … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Join our petition to protect Bristol Bay from a poisonous mine. Bristol Bay is an absurd place to put a mine. Located in southwest Alaska, the Bristol Bay watershed is a wild place that diverse wildlife depend … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): Legislation has yet again stalled in both chambers of the General Assembly to address a gap that according to reports has left 68% of Pennsylvania children under the age of 2 without getting tested for … Continued