From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Sadly, Pennsylvania’s cornerstone renewable energy law flatlined earlier this summer, without garnering much attention or fanfare. That means utility companies in Pennsylvania are no longer required to increase the percentage of electricity they produce from clean wind … Continued
From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): O You, whose mercy is a refuge for all those in dire need who flee to You to lose their woes O Master of Reprieve, whose pardon is so near You answer all in need; they know … Continued
From the Environmental Defense Fund (https://www.edf.org/): Countries around the world are stepping up, announcing stronger standards for motor vehicles that put them on track to eliminate tailpipe pollution by 2035. And automakers are rising to the occasion, expanding commitments to build a … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): Congress and the Biden administration are negotiating big investments in our roads, in our cities and towns, in our transportation — and in our water. They are close to an agreement on a package that … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/12/time-incrementalism-over-says-climate-movement-extreme-weather-hits-us “Buildings are collapsing into the sea. Infrastructure is melting. Hundreds are dying from extreme heat. Millions are without power. The ocean is literally on fire. The climate crisis is here.” JESSICA CORBETT July 12, 2021 With hundreds … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Home to the largest wildlife refuge east of the Mississippi River, the Okefenokee Swamp houses hundreds of plant and animal species, some even threatened or endangered. For centuries, this ecological treasure has been neighbors with creeks, forests … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/13/manchins-energy-bill-condemned-kick-gut-climate-justice “Instead of funding non-polluting alternatives, it throws public money at expensive, unproven technologies that will allow the fossil fuel industry to continue poisoning frontline communities and trashing the planet.” KENNY STANCIL July 13, 2021 Public and environmental … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/13/amid-extreme-heat-humanitarian-group-reports-dozens-migrant-deaths-arizona-desert “All of this will only grow more and more urgent and dangerous as the world grows hotter, countries in the Global South become more unstable, and more folks head north.” JULIA CONLEY July 13, 2021 The Tucson, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/09/infrastructure-plan-major-climate-investments-would-create-26-million-jobs-report “Congress has the opportunity to create millions of good-paying jobs in the clean energy economy right now,” said one advocate. KENNY STANCIL July 9, 2021 A report released Friday by Data for Progress and Evergreen Action shows that an infrastructure package with … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-07-09/endangered-species-and-wildlife/state-endangered-night-herons-find-refuge-in-urban-harrisburg/a74948-1 July 9, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Some rare birds that have called Harrisburg’s tall sycamore trees home are taking flight this week. Yellow-crowned night herons have found … Continued