From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Just before leaving office, the Trump administration stripped 3.4 million acres of protected habitat away from northern spotted owls.1 With more than 70 percent of their habitat already gone, these imperiled birds need all of the help they … Continued
By MARC LEVY, 9/1/21 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The centerpiece of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fight climate change passed its last regulatory hurdle Wednesday, in a hard-fought bid to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-08-31/climate-change-air-quality/pa-groups-call-for-infrastructure-deal-that-benefits-appalachia/a75559-1 August 31, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Three dozen Pennsylvania advocacy groups sent a letter last week to the state’s congressional delegation, calling on them to ensure the trillion-dollar infrastructure … Continued
Posted at A major report on climate says both greenhouse gas concentrations and global sea levels hit record highs in 2020. KENNY STANCIL August 25, 2021 Bolstering the case for meaningful climate action, a major report released Wednesday found that Earth’s … Continued
From the Environmental Defense Fund (https://www.edf.org/): As Americans, we have the right and responsibility to hold our government accountable — including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). And right now, we must speak up — because the EPA is considering a … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/20/rainfall-observed-peak-greenland-ice-sheet-first-time-record “What is going on is not simply a warm decade or two in a wandering climate pattern. This is unprecedented,” said one climate scientist. JAKE JOHNSON August 20, 2021 This past weekend, researchers at the National Science Foundation’s … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/20/out-control-brazilian-amazon-deforestation-hits-highest-level-decade “At this rate, we will not be able to keep global warming below 1.5ºC, a target defined in the Paris agreement,” said the conservation institute Imazon. BRETT WILKINS August 20, 2021 Encouraged by President Jair Bolsonaro, deforestation in … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/20/nearly-half-worlds-children-extremely-high-risk-facing-effects-climate-crisis-report “Virtually no child’s life will be unaffected” by the climate emergency, said the director of UNICEF. JULIA CONLEY August 20, 2021 On Friday, the third anniversary of climate campaigner Greta Thunberg’s lone protest outside the Swedish Parliament, a … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-08-23/water/legislation-could-bring-funding-to-pa-for-chesapeake-bay-cleanup/a75468-1 August 23, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA)Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania is behind on its goal to reduce pollution into Chesapeake Bay, and clean-water proponents say legislation in Harrisburg focused on … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Please send a message at https://secure.everyaction.com/sGyilODGFEyGVGNjErS94g2 and tell President Biden: Walk away from Willow oil drilling and help secure our clean energy future. This week a federal court delivered a huge win for communities, our … Continued