Tell Your State Rep: Put Citizens’ Health before Industry Profits

From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org):

This week, a package of bills (HB209, HB1237, HB1792, HB1959, and HB1960) crafted under the guise of “regulatory reform” is likely to be voted on in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. These bills will irreparably harm the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (DCNR) ability to protect our health and the environment from pollution, further eroding Pennsylvania’s conservation heritage.

House leaders are pushing this package to make life easier for industry while abandoning the premise of prioritizing clean air to breathe in Pittsburgh, safe drinking water for children and families in Philadelphia, and healthy trout streams and rivers throughout the state.

The General Assembly already has the authority to review and act on regulations that DEP and DCNR drafts and implements. This legislation will not create a more efficient and effective government, as the House leadership claims. On the contrary, these bills add layers of bureaucracy that are intended to impede the executive branch’s ability to protect health and the environment through enforcement action.

Go to https://pennfuture.salsalabs.org/state_reps_protect_our_health_before_industry/index.html to tell your state representative: Stop this attack. Protect my health and the environment!