Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/03/groundbreaking-study-finds-fingerprint-human-caused-climate-change-global-daily Published on Friday, January 03, 2020 by Common Dreams “This new development means that every day will be marked by the impacts of #climatechange,” tweeted Congresswoman Deb Haaland, calling on her colleagues to pass bills addressing the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/18/new-study-naming-pollution-largest-environmental-threat-health-us-ranks-among-top-10 Published on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 The analysis found that “exposure to toxic air, water, soil, and chemical pollution” causes 8.3 million premature deaths worldwide each year. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer An elementary school student wears … Continued
Published on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/18/new-study-naming-pollution-largest-environmental-threat-health-us-ranks-among-top-10 The analysis found that “exposure to toxic air, water, soil, and chemical pollution” causes 8.3 million premature deaths worldwide each year. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer An elementary school student wears … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-12-18/climate-change-air-quality/pa-methane-rule-advances/a68648-2 December 18, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The public will be able to comment starting early next year on a proposed rule estimated to reduce methane emissions in Pennsylvania … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-12-18/public-lands-wilderness/roadless-rule-exemption-called-threat-to-natural-areas/a68648-1 December 18, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Conservation groups fear that if one state is exempted from the federal Roadless Rule, others will follow. (scharfsinn86/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): In these times of rapidly accelerating climate change, it helps to cling to signs of hope. For instance, the House of Representatives recently passed the bipartisan Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act … Continued
From the Sierra Club (https://www.sierraclub.org/): Our elected officials are willing to bend the rules for the conventional oil and gas industry and weaken environmental protections because the industry doesn’t think the current law should apply to them. Tell your Representative … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-12-11/climate-change-air-quality/report-expanding-fossil-fuel-plans-threaten-climate/a68580-1 December 11, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Optical gas imaging shows methane and volatile organic compounds escaping from an oil and gas facility in Texas. (photo by Earthworks) HARRISBURG, … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): The administration has just released a new draft management plan that proposes to open huge swaths of protected lands in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to ConocoPhillips for oil drilling. Please oppose this plan for … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): From suppressing a report on the risks of formaldehyde exposure to misrepresenting research on the effects of fracking on drinking water sources, political interference in science can have serious consequences for the health … Continued