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HARRISBURG – Today, Governor Josh Shapiro issued an executive order eliminating data center eligibility for the Fast Track permitting program and creating extensive new requirements for accessing the normal state permitting process. No state permits...

Saturday, June 20th was Show Your Stripes Day. Warming stripes on bracelets were originally created by Ed Hawkings as a visual representation of how the climate has changed yearly since 1895.

The Amazon Web Services data center project in Falls Township, Bucks County, is being fast-tracked by local and state authorities. Community members are upset.  What’s The Problem Here? You’ll get 10 different answers when you ask 10 different...

The General Assembly passed, and the Governor signed, a $50.84 billion budget. It includes no new taxes (skills games and marijuana remain untaxed) and does not dip into the Rainy Day Fund. Environmental provisions largely represent a business-as-...

If the Pennsylvania Chapter made a list of what we want to leave the next generation, it might look something like this: Healthy communities with clean air and safe drinking water. A fossil fuel-free economy that supports resilient and diverse...

Harrisburg, PA – The General Assembly passed, and Governor Shapiro signed, a $50.84 billion budget with no new taxes and no raid on the Rainy Day Fund. While it includes a handful of environmental provisions, the deal largely amounts to a “cost-to-...

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“Forever Chemicals” Present Risks to Fish, Wildlife, Plants and People Just as the snow began to melt, Pennsylvania’s Moshannon Group invited residents to meet at a Spring Creek Watershed area, an important environmental zone that acts as a...

Feel like taking a hike but don’t want to carry much? Out for a trail run, and need some sustained energy? Taking the kids along and need a healthy snack? Well, GORP is a snack that is portable, adaptable to your activity needs, and as healthy as...

Two aspects of giant data centers are regularly in the news – they use huge amounts of electricity and water. There are even more issues to be concerned about – noise, air pollution, light pollution, water pollution, land use and conflicted elected...