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I’m a lifelong resident of the Laurel Highlands of Southwestern Pennsylvania, which is known for its beautiful hiking trails, whitewater rivers, ski slopes, and other recreational opportunities. In fact, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater - which is...

This past January, the Independent Fiscal Office began soliciting comments regarding the economic impact of any regulation of "single-use plastics, reusable plastics, auxiliary containers, wrappings or polystyrene containers."   In...

On Monday, February 10, 2020, the Lehigh Valley Group presented a community forum on "Trucks, Warehouses and Air Pollution" at the restored Illick’s Mill in Bethlehem. The event was attended by over 40 people and covered a subject much discussed in...

Taunja Beck is sick and tired of being sick and tired. Sometimes her bucolic Lancaster County is the community she grew up in--farmlands of rolling fields dotted with farmhouses and homes. But sometimes, when large patchworks of farmland are spread...

The latest scientific reports convey an unprecedented sense of urgency to act on climate change. Last year, the United States Global Change Research Program released the Fourth National Climate Assessment stating that the climate crisis is no longer...

The State of Utah is filled with beautiful, red-rock wilderness that a group called Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) in partnership with Sierra Club has been working to protect for many years.

Although many are aware of the existential threat that climate change presents, there are numerous other life threatening environmental problems we face. The use of plastics, particularly single use plastics, presents to us and the life around us...

Plant It Forwards is a community tree planting and reforestation movement promoting urban forests and municipal ordinances. Our goal is to promote healthier urban forests with best practices to take action for climate change. Reforestation of our...

Toxic Free Philly is a growing coalition of diverse stakeholders calling upon Philadelphia City Council to join over 100 US cities that are prohibiting the use of synthetic and toxic pesticides on all city-owned property. The majority of...

By Jason Petrochko, Citizens for a Healthy Jessup, Northeastern PA Group Just days after the Pennsylvania legislature passed—with overwhelming bipartisan support—a massive tax break to lure petrochemical and fertilizer plants to the commonwealth,...