Farm Bill Negotiators Announce Agreement in Principle—Keep the Pressure On

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): On November 29, Senate and House Agriculture Committee Chairmen Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Mike Conaway (R-Texas) and Ranking Members Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) issued a joint statement: “We’re pleased … Continued

The National Climate Assessment Confirms We Can’t Wait on Federal Climate Action—Act Now

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From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): Last week, the White House released the Fourth National Climate Assessment. This report, which is mandated by Congress, provides the US public with the best available science on climate change and its impacts … Continued

Check Out Shale Gas and Oil Health Effects Registry

From the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project (https://www.environmentalhealthproject.org/): As you may know, the Environmental Health Project has established the only national Shale Gas and Oil Health Effects Registry (https://www.environmentalhealthproject.org/health-effects-registry) for people living within 5 miles of hydraulic fracturing and other shale-related facilities … Continued

Clean Air Council Files Petition to Establish a Cap-and-Trade Program in Pennsylvania

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November 27, 2018 (Philadelphia, PA) – In an historic move, Clean Air Council, Robert B. McKinstry, Jr., the Widener University Commonwealth Law School Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, Professor John C. Dernbach, C. Baird Brown, and over fifty other businesses, organizations … Continued