by Ken Hemphill   Work on the ME2 had barely restarted after Sunoco’s tax-deductible slap from DEP when spokesman Jeff Shields uttered this remarkable statement: “It is important to note that safety and risk reduction are built...

[Editor's note: since this article was submitted, the suspension has been lifted on ME2 construction, making an independent risk assessment more urgent than ever.]There is No regulatory body in Pennsylvania that has jurisdiction over the planning...

by Jerry and Nancy McMullenSunoco Logistics Partners has status as a public utility. This enabled them to useeminent domain to coerce us and others throughout the state to sign easements forconstruction of Mariner East pipelines. These pipelines...

by Tracy Lira and Meg Clark Here is a quick, low/no-cost step that could have the biggest impact on your family’s greenhouse gas emissions: Switch to 100% clean, renewable electricity supplier for your home.  Here’s what you need to know:...

By Prasad RamnathWould you like to learn hands-on how to monitor water quality?  Come join the Sierra Club and Stroud Water Research Center on March 10!It has been over 45 years since the Clean Water Act was passed to regulate...

Facing increasingly warmer winters, most ​PA ​ski resorts face certain extinction within 30 years. Yet they refuse to support candidates who would help their business surviveLike no other industry, the skiing business critically depends on cold...

Want to double your gas mileage? Drive your car half way to work. Get your bike out and ride the rest of the way. I used to park at the Exton Mall and ride on the Chester Valley trail to my job in Great Valley. On bad weather days, or softball...

 by Nathaniel Smith For a century, Americans have legitimately looked to their federal government to defend them against abuses from within. The shocking death toll of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire inspired a stream of...

Happy New Year!I hope everyone had a good holiday break. I did. The family is great. Lots of storytelling. Some of them true. This is my end-of-year blog post. I hope to do periodic SPG posts in 2018. I invite you to contribute as well. More...

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