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The Environment

Sen. Scott Martin: Cooperation, not partisanship, will solve Pennsylvania’s environmental challenges

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023
Sen. Scott Martin

Republicans and Democrats have worked together for good, meaningful environmental regulation in the past. They should continue to do so in the new legislative session.
By Sen. Scott Martin

Government

Majority of funds for climate change program went to repave Bloomsburg parking lots

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022
Anthony Hennen
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Some funds will go to environmental upgrades, but most of the money looks like old-fashioned pork barrel spending.
By Anthony Hennen

Energy

Commonwealth Court issues injunction blocking Wolf’s RGGI move

July 11, 2022July 14, 2022
Chris Woodward

The court’s ruling halts Wolf’s unilateral effort to bypass the legislature on climate change.
By Chris Woodward

Energy

Pennsylvania moratorium loophole nets $45M in oil and gas revenue

June 1, 2022June 5, 2022
Anthony Hennen

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources determined that Wolf’s moratorium did not apply to streambeds.
By Anthony Hennen

The Environment

Nick Russo: Retired Philly science teacher leads cleanup effort in Cobbs Creek Park

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022
Nick Russo
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How a retired Philadelphia high school teacher started an all-volunteer anti-litter movement in Cobbs Creek Park.
By Nick Russo

Energy

Gordon Tomb: EPA rule threatens Trainer refinery

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022
Gordon Tomb
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Renewable fuel compliance credits threaten the continued operation of Monroe Energy’s Trainer Refinery and its hundreds of jobs.
By Gordon Tomb

Energy

Jim Snell: PA’s energy revolution is bigger than Pennsylvania

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022
Jim Snell

With prices at the pump reaching levels not seen since 2014, it is critical that our elected leaders find ways to continue their support for oil and gas development.
By Jim Snell

The Environment

Ideas Philly should steal — planting more trees

January 21, 2022January 27, 2022
Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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The benefits of trees go beyond health, heat and economic equity — though those are reason enough to increase Philly’s tree canopy. Here’s how other cities are doing just that.
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Energy

Senator Gene Yaw: What critics get wrong about energy choice

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022
Senator Gene Yaw

Last month, seven environmental groups wrote a misguided letter to Philadelphia officials bashing legislation that I sponsored as counterintuitive to the city’s decarbonization goals.
By Senator Gene Yaw

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

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