Don’t Let PA Lawmakers Use Ukraine War As Justification for New Fracking

From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): We all stand with Ukraine and agree that the tragedy is cause to reexamine our reliance on foreign energy. However, our energy freedom should come from greater investments in renewable energy sources. Yet some state … Continued

Report: Low-Producing Oil, Gas Wells Make Up 50% of Methane Emissions

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Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-04-25/energy-policy/report-low-producing-oil-gas-wells-make-up-50-of-methane-emissions/a78812-1 April 25, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A new study found low-producing oil and gas wells make up about half of potent methane emissions emitted from all well sites … Continued

Historic Climate Policy Sets Pennsylvania on Path to Align With Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

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From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): After two and a half years of public comment, legislative votes, and expert review, Pennsylvania’s first cap-and-invest climate change program will go into effect, significantly addressing the state’s carbon pollution emissions. Publication of the CO2 Budget Trading … Continued

Tell Our Senators to Include Civilian Conservation Corps in Bold Climate Jobs Bill

From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): A bold climate jobs bill must include reviving and modernizing the Civilian Conservation Corps, expanding clean manufacturing technologies, building sustainable transportation systems such as electrified buses, and investing in energy efficiency practices and renewable energy sources. … Continued

Tell EPA to Finalize the Worst Case Discharge Rule to Protect Drinking Water

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From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): Every community should trust that their water is safe from hazardous chemicals. Every person has a right to safe water to drink and for recreation, even when disaster strikes. Right now facilities that store toxic … Continued

Be a Congregation Captain and Get Your Congregation Involved in Faith Climate Justice Voter Campaign

From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): IPL launched its 2022 Faith Climate Justice Voter Campaign last month to reach out to people of faith and conscience in this important election year. We will make sure people are registered and … Continued

Tell Congress: Toxic PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Don’t Belong in Food or Food Packaging

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From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): Millions of pieces of food packaging containing toxic PFAS chemicals are used and discarded each day—but new legislation would change that. Our allies in Congress just introduced a bill to ban PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl … Continued