Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-01-25/climate-change-air-quality/bidens-clean-air-climate-actions-seen-as-benefit-for-pa/a72919-1 January 25, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The administration wants to review the Trump EPA’s weakening of vehicle-emission standards. (Nady/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Environmental advocates say President Joe Biden’s … Continued
In one of his first acts in office, President Biden has officially recommitted the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement. This international treaty is one of our most important tools for addressing the climate crisis, not only as a nation, but … Continued
From the Christian Reformed Church Office of Social Justice (http://justice.crcna.org/): On Monday, November 4, President Trump began the formal process of withdrawing the U.S from the Paris Climate Agreement. This action by the president deepens the climate crisis as it … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): This month, Congress will have a chance to take a major step toward solving the climate crisis. Back in 2015, the United States committed to cut carbon emissions by at least 26 percent by 2032 as part … Continued
Catholic Bishop Decries the “Immorality of Inaction” and the U.S. Reversal on the Paris Climate Agreement on the Third Anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si’ WASHINGTON, D.C. –Nearly 600 U.S. Catholic institutions—including dioceses, communities of men and women religious, health … Continued
On June 1st, President Trump formally announced that he would withdraw our nation from the landmark Paris Agreement. We had a different idea. We started, signed, and circulated petitions calling on our leaders to act on climate change, regardless of President … Continued
When President Trump moved to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Governors Cuomo (NY), Inslee (WA), and Brown (CA) formed the U.S. Climate Alliance, pledging to meet the goals that came out of the Paris talks. The … Continued
Printer friendly press release HARRISBURG (July 12, 2017)– Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today released the following statement after he joined elected officials, higher education officials and business leaders in signing the www.WeAreStillIn.com petition in support of the Paris Climate Change Accord: “Article I, … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Recently leaders of the world’s 20 major economies (19 countries plus the EU) met in Hamburg, Germany. Soon it became clear that Trump’s reckless and unconscionable move to abandon the Paris Climate Accord has … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-06-06/climate-change-air-quality/pa-businesses-condemn-withdrawal-from-paris-climate-accord/a57993-1 June 6, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Renewable energy is generating jobs at five times the rate of overall U.S. job growth. (dfbphotos/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Some Pennsylvania business … Continued