From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The administration’s Dirty Power Plan is yet another setback in the fight against climate change. At a time when we need to be doing everything we can to cut our emissions, the Dirty Power Plan would slow … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/16/hotter-future-thats-hard-imagine-super-charged-climate-crisis-new-study-warns-killer Published on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 by Common Dreams “If we wish to spare people in the United States and around the world the mortal dangers of extreme and relentless heat, there is little time to do … Continued
From the Better Path Coalition (https://www.betterpathcoalition.org/): Earlier this summer, the Better Path Coalition worked with other organizations to gather signatures on a letter we delivered to Governor Tom Wolf calling for an investigation into a spike in rare cancers in … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Great news! House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced via Twitter that for the first time in history, a standalone bill to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas drilling has come … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The administration’s latest attack on climate science is the most dangerous one yet. The White House’s own National Climate Assessment, released last November, painted an alarming picture of what will happen if we don’t rein in global … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/17/insanely-bad-move-experts-sound-alarm-trumps-nuclear-safety-agency-weighs-rollback Published on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 by Common Dreams The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said one member of Congress, “needs to do more—not less—to ensure nuclear reactor safety.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-07-17/climate-change-air-quality/climate-justice-group-calls-for-local-solar-jobs/a67180-1 July 17, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Proponents of clean energy say training workers to install solar power could help the climate and create jobs in areas hardest hit … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): Editor’s Note: I plant for pollinators, including milkweed for monarchs. Last year I had a number who laid eggs and hatched out. I’ve seen none this year. Monarch butterflies are in crisis. Toward the end of … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Interfaith Power & Light is encouraging congregations to join the effort to care for Creation and move our country to clean, renewable energy by signing the Paris Pledge, committing to reduce their carbon emissions … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a host of provisions today (July 12) to address widespread drinking water contamination from toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The annual defense spending bill would phase out the military’s … Continued