From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): We are thrilled to share that the Tongass National Forest is now fully protected! The Tongass is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, and now roadless areas in this wild, untouched place are safe from … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/electric-vehicles-lithium-mining “We can either electrify the status quo to reach zero emissions, or the energy transition can be used as an opportunity to rethink our cities and the transportation sector,” says lead author of new report. JULIA CONLEY … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Every 45 seconds, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic waste is dumped into our oceans. Single-use plastics, used for only a few minutes and then tossed, are polluting our oceans, rivers and lands. A huge portion of … Continued
From the Environmental Defense Fund (https://www.edf.org/): The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just took an important step toward slashing a tiny but toxic pollutant that’s inhaled daily by millions of people – soot. However, health and environmental experts agree that EPA … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-pfas-forever-chemical-discharges “Given the glacial pace of change in the EPA’s plan, states should not wait for the EPA to act on PFAS,” argued one advocate. KENNY STANCIL Jan 21, 2023 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly released plan … Continued
From the Environmental Defense Fund (https://www.edf.org/): Last week, Josh Shapiro was sworn in as the new governor of Pennsylvania. Over the next four years, he has the immense opportunity and responsibility of building a cleaner and healthier future for Pennsylvanians … Continued
From Children First (http://www.childrenfirstpa.org): There is an entirely preventable health disaster plaguing Pennsylvania that robs thousands of children of their potential and drains communities’ resources with avoidable costs – lead poisoning. This may surprise you because many folks think lead … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): We are excited to announce the release of the Creation Justice Ministries 2023 Lenten Resource! In Lent, we reflect on Christ’s ministry, death, and resurrection. We slow down, and examine our internal spiritual lives as … Continued
From the Endangered Species Coalition (https://www.endangered.org/): Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it was considering designating the Permian Basin, including the oil fields of West Texas and New Mexico, in violation of federal ozone pollution standards. That designation … Continued
From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): At the end of 2022, you helped our movement defeat a dangerous bill that attempted to green-light the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The pipeline wasn’t able to get a special exemption from environmental law in Congress, but … Continued