From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): The gas industry emits large quantities of climate-changing methane as well as smog-causing and health-harming volatile organic compounds (VOC), including known carcinogens like benzene. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed pollution standards … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): Exciting news! After hearing the call from advocates like you, the U.S. Postal Service is ready to go all electric. The agency’s initial meager commitment to electric vehicles (EVs) sparked advocates to push them to go … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-12-20/environment/report-clean-energy-pathway-would-cut-emissions-boost-jobs-in-sw-pa/a82048-1 December 20, 2022 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A new report explores a clean-energy pathway in southwestern Pennsylvania. Sean O’Leary, senior researcher, Ohio River Valley Institute, said the report was … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): As we head into winter, Florida’s manatees face a perilous future. The manatees aren’t finding enough to eat in the places that will keep them warm — meaning they will have to venture out in the cold … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-12-16/energy-policy/new-epa-methane-rules-could-translate-to-pa-jobs/a81852-1 December 16, 2022 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window New rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency would require regular inspections of all methane-emitting oil and gas production sites throughout the … Continued
From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): Would you like some good news? Of course you would! The STREAM Act just passed the Senate with UNANIMOUS consent. Y’all! This little bill is an incredible example of what can happen when communities identify a … Continued
From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): Earlier this year, coal miners with black lung disease scored a major victory when Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act. This bill included a provision that locked in a tax — paid by coal companies — … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): One of the best bee habitats is grassland prairie, with long grass taller than people, wildflowers in every color and a gold mine of pollen and nectar for these hard-working pollinators to fill up on. That prairie … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/13/outrageous-betrayal-pennsylvania-lifts-fracking-ban-polluted-town-dimock “This unconscionable action is a betrayal of suffering communities that are still years away from a permanent solution that will restore their access to clean water,” said one advocate. KENNY STANCIL December 13, 2022 Environmental justice advocates … Continued
From 350.org (https://350.org/): We need your help to call on U.S. leaders to phase out fossil fuels in solidarity with the demands of the Pacific nations, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Signing the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty would be a critical step … Continued