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Here are more recent news stories related to PFAS chemicals, often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’ because they do not break down. Widely used for decades in applications ranging from fire suppression foam to cookware non-stick coatings, they are...

PFAS. PFOA. Forever chemicals. At this point, almost everyone has heard of these chemicals, and regardless of how you refer to them, they are bad news and they are everywhere.

Since the Texas flash flood, I have been thinking about leaves and rain, and our water in general. I have many memories of being sheltered from the rain by a large tree.

PennEnvironment’s biggest annual civic engagement activities: the 2025 Virtual Citizen Climate Action Lobby Day! I'm glad to report that this year’s citizen lobby day was a huge success: all told, we had over 300 concerned Pennsylvanians join us to...

In May 2025, Secretary of the Interior Doug Borgum issued a proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The budget includes a 35% reduction in funding for the National Park Service (NPS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the Bureau of...

Pittsburgh, PA - Today, Donald Trump announced a $90 billion investment to boost data centers that support multibillion-dollar tech companies.

Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian! Please read our July 2025 issue!

Audubon, PA - As a response to rising energy bills due to PJM’s poor planning and affinity for dirty, pricey fossil fuels, communities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are rallying and voicing their discontent to the nation’s largest...

Eddystone, PA - The Trump administration issued an order to force the Eddystone power plant to stay online past its scheduled retirement date. This is the second power plant the administration has ordered to operate past its planned retirement under...

Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian! Please read our June 2025 issue!