PA IPL is excited to announce that we are hiring for two part-time positions: Part-time Development Associate Part-time Policy Engagement Manager We seek candidates who excel in communication and development, build strong relationships, are results-oriented, and are excellent problem solvers. … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): When we drill, we spill. The catastrophic Deepwater Horizon disaster should have taught us that lesson for good. But we’re still drilling off our coasts to this day. And despite fierce opposition, the Trump administration is working to open … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/31/research-reveals-ancient-peat-bogs-burning-and-unprecedented-emissions-2020-arctic Published on Monday, August 31, 2020 by Common Dreams Arctic fires have emitted 35% more carbon dioxide this fire season than in all of 2019. By Lisa Newcomb, staff writer Battling a forest fire in Boguchany District … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The administration is trying to change the very definition of the word “habitat” — a change that would make it even harder to save threatened creatures under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).1 At a time when wildlife … Continued
From the Better Path Coalition (https://www.betterpathcoalition.org/): We need your help stopping a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project before it starts. Many of you have already signed our petition calling on the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to say NO to a permit … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): It isn’t hard to see how, to a sea turtle, a plastic bag floating in the water could look like a tasty jellyfish. Or a piece of plastic foam like a good snack. For years, we’ve known … Continued
From the Arctic Refuge Defense Campaign (https://www.arcticrefugedefense.org/): The administration finalized the plans to lease areas of the sacred coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. And they picked the most destructive drilling option possible, attempting to lease the entire … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): A recent email from Clean Water Action about its newly released 2019-20 Pennsylvania Scorecard points out “democracy works best when you’re armed with the knowledge of your legislators’ actions”. However, a knowledgeable electorate is only the first … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/20/more-six-years-after-flint-water-crisis-began-michigan-officials-announce-600 Published on Thursday, August 20, 2020 by Common Dreams “If this helps, good… But you can’t buy back trust in government—or the water coming out of your faucet.” By Julia Conley, staff writer The Flint water crisis … Continued
By Mark Lichty, Chairman Active Surveillance Patients international and Executive Producer at www.groundswellrising.com. One of the region’s biggest natural gas developers, Cabot Oil, was charged with numerous felony environmental crimes following a two-year grand jury investigation, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro … Continued