From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The Interior Department gave the second-largest coal company in the nation a huge discount on the cost of extracting coal from public land.1 Fossil fuels are dirty. Coal is the dirtiest. Burning coal emits toxic smog into … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-12-06/budget-policy-and-priorities/infrastructure-mine-reclamation-funds-promising-for-pa/a76809-1 December 6, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window ASHLEY, Pa. — The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill passed by Congress last month includes $11.3 billion for abandoned-mine reclamation and cleanup over the … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just released a proposal to reduce methane and other harmful pollutants from new and existing sources in the oil and natural gas industry. These protections are an important step in … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Help make history: let’s give the Delaware Water Gap “national park” designation With over 4.5 million visitors each year, the Delaware Water Gap is one of the nation’s most popular outdoor destinations.1 And if you’ve ever visited … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/24/unsettling-new-study-reveals-arctic-ocean-warming-over-century “It is possible that the Arctic Ocean is more sensitive to greenhouse gases than previously thought,” said one of the study’s authors. BRETT WILKINS November 24, 2021 New research published Wednesday revealed the Arctic Ocean has been warming … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): We did it! Landmark legislation—the Build Back Better investment agenda—passed the House of Representatives earlier today! Getting this legislation passed through the House was far from guaranteed. This would not have been possible … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Today Reuters published that ConocoPhillips is charging ahead with its dirty Willow drilling plans in Alaska despite the recent federal court ruling that the project’s approval had “serious flaws.” The article reported that ConocoPhillips “is pushing … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): The goal of protecting and preserving 30 percent of public lands and waters by the year 2030 (“30×30”) is an important goal that we cannot miss. The climate crisis is ever worsening and we do … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/12/activists-slam-weasel-words-new-cop26-text-negotiators-water-down-climate-deal “The oily imprints of fossil fuel influence” are all over an updated draft text, climate leaders warned. JAKE JOHNSON November 12, 2021 Climate advocates warned Friday that “the fingerprints of the fossil fuel industry” are all over a … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Just one month after a pipeline leak spilled 25,000 gallons of oil into California’s coastal waters, an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico is set to take place.1 The Bureau of Ocean Management … Continued