Environmental groups help voters connect the dots on economic, environmental issues ahead of Election Day
News Article • • by CASSIE MILLER at Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Climate change and the economy are interrelated issues. That’s the point environmental groups across Pennsylvania are trying to make to voters ahead of the Nov. 8 general election.
In a virtual briefing on Thursday, Katie Blume, political and policy director for Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, and Dan Taylor, Appalachian regional field organizer for Blue Green Alliance, explained how they are engaging with voters on environmental issues such as climate change ahead of the election.
Bucks County Must Prioritize Open Space, Environmental Protection In Planning Process
News Article • • by Molly Parzen at Bucks County Beacon
The Bucks County Planning Commission is currently developing its Bucks 2040 Comprehensive Plan: the first update to the county’s master plan since 2011. It will have a tremendous impact on the quality of life for Bucks County residents. So we’re calling on county officials to make a special effort to address long-standing racial and socioeconomic disparities by focusing on increasing open space in communities that have long been excluded.
Pa. missing out on millions as RGGI battle trudges on
News Article • • by Cassie Miller at Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Pennsylvania is missing out on millions of dollars in revenue from carbon-allowance auctions that are part of a multi-state initiative to combat climate change as legal challenges to the commonwealth’s involvement in the initiative continue.
A Shared Vision for Pennsylvania’s Environment and Communities on CBS 21
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Environmental advocacy groups unveiled a 30-page document, A Shared Vision for Pennsylvania’s Environment and Communities at the Capitol Rotunda.
State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti, environmental advocates share their climate priorities
News Article • • by Cassie Miller at Pennsylvania Capital Star
State lawmakers and environmental advocates gathered in Harrisburg on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, to discuss their shared environmental justice and climate priorities ahead of the 2022 election.
State lawmakers, advocates present shared environmental action plan
News Article • • by Cassie Miller at Pennsylvania Capital Star
The 30-page plan identifies policy solutions to several areas of environmental concern, including air quality and pollution, energy, water quality, labor, housing and land use, and democracy.
Biden’s infrastructure plan would help Philly fulfill clean water promise
News Article • • by By Art Haywood at WHYY
Every family in Pennsylvania deserves access to clean, safe drinking water.
Unfortunately, in many parts of our commonwealth, particularly in communities in Southeastern Pennsylvania with older infrastructure, we are still struggling to fulfill that promise. State and local governments don’t have the resources on our own to properly address these hazards. We need a partner in the federal government.
Local Communities Want Federal Dollars To Fortify Climate Change Infrastructure
News Article • • by Julia Zenkevich at WESA
State lawmakers and environmental advocates gathered in Millvale Thursday, calling on Congress to allocate billions of dollars in federal funding for action on climate change.
Biden’s American Jobs Plan means a healthier, cleaner, more economically sound future for the Lehigh Valley
News Article • • by Maria C. Ocasio at The Morning Call
Congress has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to tackle two of the biggest crises the Lehigh Valley faces today: the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts climate change is having on our working families by voting for President Biden’s American Jobs Plan.
The plan would tackle climate change by investing trillions of dollars in infrastructure to create union jobs, jumpstarting our economy and helping to end the current high unemployment.
At least 40% of these investments would be geared toward Black and brown communities, helping to address disinvestment and generations of systemic racism that have long forced these communities to bear the brunt of pollution and environmental degradation.
PA can support workers, protect the environment by funding public transit
News Article • • by Cyril Mychalejko at Courier Times
Lawmakers in Harrisburg are on the clock to pass legislation that will continue support for working class and communities of color, boost the state’s economy and improve air quality, as funding for public transit is scheduled to sunset at the end of 2022.
Act 89, bipartisan legislation signed by former Governor Tom Corbett in 2013, provided the largest investment in public transportation in decades. But we can’t afford to let the state’s highly partisan politics derail necessary, commonsense legislation to address this looming issue.