Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/18/just-20-companies-produce-over-half-all-single-use-plastic-waste-report Published on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 by Common Dreams “Transitioning away from the take-make-waste model of single-use plastics will take more than corporate leadership and ‘enlightened’ capital markets; it will require immense political will.” By Jenna McGuire, … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): They’re at it again. You may recall that we recently emailed you about the state legislature resurrecting failed polices from past sessions to weaken the process for passing new or updated regulations. Well, now the … Continued
From the Environmental Defense Fund (https://www.edf.org/): Cleaning up our transportation system is critical to putting ourselves back on the path to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 — and the Biden Administration is taking the steps necessary to get us there. Tell the … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): At least 47 species have gone completely extinct while waiting to be protected under the Endangered Species Act.1 And now, after the Trump administration weakened how the law is enforced, the fate of monarch butterflies, Northern spotted owls and … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): We know it’s long past time to transition off of fossil fuels. That’s why communities around Pennsylvania and the country are taking power into their own hands, and working to fight climate change by tapping into clean, … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Did you know you can receive rebates when you replace old appliances around the house with new ENERGY STAR certified appliances? That’s right, Run for Clean Air sponsor PECO can help you save energy … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Forests used to cover half of the United States. But now? They only exist throughout one-third of our country.1 When a forest is cut down, it can’t clean our air, protect our climate or shelter wildlife. We recently … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/04/28/we-need-act-now-study-reveals-glaciers-melting-unprecedented-pace Published on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 by Common Dreams “A doubling of the thinning rates in 20 years for glaciers outside Greenland and Antarctica tells us we need to change the way we live,” the study’s lead … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/04/new-soil-study-shows-pesticides-destroying-very-foundations-web-life Published on Tuesday, May 04, 2021 by Common Dreams “These troubling findings add to the urgency of reining in pesticide use to save biodiversity.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer “Beetles and springtails have enormous impacts on the … Continued
From the Environmental Defense Fund (https://www.edf.org/): Methane emissions are responsible for at least 25% of the warming we experience today. That’s why we’re doing something about it. By passing S.J.Res 14, the Senate invoked the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to start … Continued