From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): The United Nations will be holding its climate talks, COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, during the first two weeks of November. This year’s COP comes at a critical time in history, when we are witnessing … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-10-12/environment/pa-groups-planting-trees-as-part-of-10-million-by-2025-goal/a76085-1 October 12, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Now through November, Pennsylvania groups will plant an estimated 300,000 trees for fall, as part of a goal of … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): PFAS, toxic “forever chemicals,” never leave our environment. Yet for years, polluters have dumped these cancer-linked chemicals into our rivers, lakes and reservoirs.1,2 Right now, you have the chance to help turn off the PFAS tap. The Environmental … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): President Biden just announced that he’s fully restoring protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, as well as for the U.S. Atlantic’s only marine monument, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts. From the first days of … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): It’s time to lift your voice for America’s polar bears! This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced its plan to begin a 5-year status review for polar bears under the Endangered … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Fighting for clean air to breathe has been a PennEnvironment priority for decades. So yesterday, we released a new study that breaks down air pollution data by Pennsylvania’s major metropolitan areas, and compares those findings with other … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): No one should have to risk their life to earn a paycheck. But the EPA refuses to ban a deadly chemical in paint strippers for use on the job. When fumes from methylene chloride-based paint … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): When you leave your phone charger plugged into the wall, it’s still using energy even though it’s not charging up your phone. We call these often forgotten plugged in electronics and appliances energy vampires. Due to … Continued
From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): Two important programs that support coal-impacted communities hang in the balance as Congress considers both the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the budget reconciliation bill. We need your help to ensure that funding for … Continued
