From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): The “Build Back Better” reconciliation bill is our last best chance to secure investments in clean energy, climate justice, and clean vehicles in time to avoid catastrophic climate change. But according to recent news … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Pennsylvania is poised to take a historic step to reduce carbon pollution from fossil power plants by participating in a market-based program called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). For over a decade, in … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): Join us Sunday, September 19 at 7:00pm for a meeting as part of PA IPL‘s ongoing partnership with Jewish Earth Alliance (JEA). Topic: No More Tax Breaks for Fossil Fuels Speaker: Rob Altenburg, Senior Director for Energy & Climate for PennFuture We will be … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/09/infrastructure-plan-major-climate-investments-would-create-26-million-jobs-report “Congress has the opportunity to create millions of good-paying jobs in the clean energy economy right now,” said one advocate. KENNY STANCIL July 9, 2021 A report released Friday by Data for Progress and Evergreen Action shows that an infrastructure package with … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-06-23/social-justice/new-coalition-aims-to-change-whitewashed-narrative-of-appalachia/a74753-1 June 23, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window PHILADELPHIA – The Appalachian region has long dealt with environmental pollution and economic disinvestment, and a new coalition wants to ensure its Black … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): The environmental justice movement has its roots in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. But the movement really emerged in the late 1980s, when a blistering report exposed massive disparities in the burden of environmental degradation … Continued
When: Tuesday April 6, 2021 Where: Virtual event Start and end time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Website link: https://summits.harrisburgu.edu/ejp/ Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/EJinPA/ Event Hashtag: #EJinPA Register for the event here Goal: Provide platforms for different Pennsylvania Environmental Justice (EJ) stakeholders to learn about and effectively engage … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): The 2020 election is one of the most consequential elections in my lifetime. In the midst of a pandemic, renewed demands for racial justice, a major recession, and the climate crisis, our very democracy … Continued
Please take 3 minutes to protect access to clean water by calling your Senators. The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the link between public health and access to clean water. Due to underinvestment in American and tribal water and wastewater systems, … Continued
