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The Environment

Eisenberg + Yeomans: Five ways to “rewild” Philadelphia

November 29, 2021April 14, 2022
Eisenberg + Yeomans
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Environmentalists have long focused on “pristine” spaces for conservation, ignoring the areas where most of us live: cities and densely populated inner suburbs. How can we “rewild” sections of Philadelphia to improve our riverways and land, and re-introduce a wild element back into the lives of everyday city-dwellers?
By Albert Eisenberg and Craig Yeomans

The Environment

State Senator Carolyn Comitta: The case for cap and invest in Pennsylvania

October 26, 2021October 25, 2021
State Senator Carolyn Comitta
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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative should be Pennsylvania’s next step in addressing climate change and emissions.
By State Senator Carolyn Comitta

The Environment

Pennsylvania AG files charges against Mariner East 2 pipeline developer

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021
Christen Smith

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced 48 charges against the developer of the Mariner East 2 pipeline on Tuesday.
By Christen Smith

The Environment

Lou Barletta: RGGI is a job-killing boondoggle

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021
Lou Barletta

Gov. Wolf’s one-man crusade to join the interstate climate accord will kill jobs without helping the environment.
By Lou Barletta

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Dr. Kimberlee Josephson: Apprehension about ESG criteria in business is warranted

August 24, 2021August 27, 2021
Dr. Kimberlee Josephson
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It’s important for businesses to care about the environment, community, and economy, but cementing themselves to fallible standards and culturally-dependent, subjective morality judgements just impedes progress.
By Dr. Kimberlee Josephson.

The Environment

Geoffrey Pohanka: Clash of the titans — wind power vs. coal power

August 23, 2021August 27, 2021
Geoffrey Pohanka
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Renewable energy, like wind turbines or solar panels, is growing increasingly popular in America and beyond, but that doesn’t mean coal is out of the picture yet.
By Geoffrey Pohanka

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Michael Green II: Young Pennsylvanians want to fight climate change. Our leaders want to pretend they are.

August 16, 2021August 13, 2021
Michael Green II
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Governor Wolf’s push to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is more about appearances than real change. It’s time for Pennsylvania to instate policy that helps the environment, boosts revenue, and preserves jobs.
By Michael Green II

The Environment

Sen. Gene Yaw: Cleaning Pa. waterways is a win-win for farmers, business and taxpayers

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021
Sen. Gene Yaw

There’s a way to clean Pennsylvania’s streams and rivers, reduce water costs, and bolster the state’s tourism and agriculture industries — while embracing the markets and innovation.
By Pa. State Sen Gene Yaw

The Environment

PA Dems join GOP in putting up roadblock to Wolf’s RGGI plans

July 9, 2021July 11, 2022
Chris Woodward
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Several Democrats in the State Senate joined Republicans to block Gov. Wolf from entering Pa. into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

The Environment

Grant Schmidt: Not even your trash is safe from ‘woke’ activists

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021
Grant Schmidt
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In Haverford Township, there is a group of activists who find our waste management process to be a violation of their nearly religious woke dogma. In fact, they want to end trash pickup entirely without even pretending to think up an alternative.
By Grant Schmidt

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