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PennFuture Update: Borough of West Chester v. Pa. State System of Higher Education Decision On April 30, 2026, the Pe…
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If you’re reading this, you likely care deeply about our planet. You probably do what you can to be more sustai…
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April 8, 2026, Harrisburg, PA — Approximately one year ago, the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB)…
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Washington, D.C and neighboring states have a major environmental disaster and a collapse in public trust after more…
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As we look forward to 2026, we wanted to share with you a series of blogs to recap of some of the worst U.S. Supreme…
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As we look ahead to 2026, we're sharing a series of blog posts recapping some of the most damaging U.S. Supreme Court…
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As we look forward to 2026, we wanted to share with you a series of blogs to recap of some of the worst U.S. Supreme…
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As we look forward to 2026, we wanted to share with you a series of blogs to recap of some of the worst U.S. Supreme…
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Since its inception in 1998, PennFuture has emphasized the importance of using the law to protect Pennsylvania's envi…
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This summer has brought a flurry of activity from municipalities across the Poconos as they adopt new zoning ordina…
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Grid-scale solar (large, ground-mounted solar arrays, often referred to as solar farms) is the fastest-growing and le…
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Since its inception in 1998, PennFuture has emphasized the importance of using the law to protect Pennsylvania’…
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Since its inception in 1998, PennFuture has emphasized the importance of using the law to protect Pennsylvania’…
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Democracy is the cornerstone of our country and the basis of how decisions are made, including those that directly af…
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Since its inception in 1998, PennFuture has emphasized the importance of using the law to protect Pennsylvania's envi…
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Your community needs you! By serving as a poll worker, you will ensure that the voting process runs smoothly on Elect…
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September 16, 2024 — Kidder Township is the quintessential Poconos community. It is home to Hickory Run S…
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Climate change is the greatest existential threat to humanity and the worst market failure of our time. Economic vola…
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While PennFuture’s recent success with the Environmental Rights Amendment from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court…
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On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its Loper Bright v. Raimondo decision, overturning the Chevron doctri…
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Economic development projects shape the landscape and impact everyday life by influencing air quality, traffic volume…
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PennFuture launched a paid legal internship program to cultivate the next generation of environmental advocates. Than…
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This spring has led to yet another contentious budget season in Harrisburg. While lawmakers negotiate funding and app…
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A new report shows Pennsylvania communities continue to struggle with poor air quality. Numerous Pennsylvania countie…
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Is This You? Picture this: You have just learned of a significant land development proposal in your municipality. May…
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A recent decision by the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas demonstrates how robust zoning ordinances can prote…
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Anyone can be an environmental advocate. We, at PennFuture, appreciate you for taking the first step — having a…
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In September 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it was soliciting applicants for its Regional Clean…
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Pennsylvania's Constitution provides a unique Environmental Rights Amendment that guarantees our right to clean air,…
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Philadelphians received a troubling email from the water department over Presidents' Day weekend, threatening higher…
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A recently-proposed bill in the Pennsylvania legislature has attracted the attention of residents concerned about the…
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This month, the USDA released the first update to its Plant Hardiness Zone Map in more than a decade, providing a sta…
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On August 14, 2023, a Montana state trial court decided that the legislature violated the people’s constitution…
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Yesterday, PennFuture filed a notice of land use appeal in the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas challenging the de…
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) solicited comments on a proposed rule that will limit the greenhouse gas (G…
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What are riparian buffers?
Riparian buffers are the areas of undeveloped land surrounding bodies of water that…
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Last week, an article in the Erie Times-News aptly referred to Erie's summer as the "Summer of Soot and Sewage." Citi…
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Since its inception in 1998, PennFuture has emphasized the importance of using the law to protect Pennsylvania's envi…
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According to the PA Department of Environmental Protection, solar energy currently contributes less than 1 percent of…
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Pennsylvania's weather in 2023 has been strange at best and deadly at worst. Extreme drought in May gave way to histo…
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Pennsylvania municipalities should update their zoning ordinances to reflect societal changes. In the United States,…
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When the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite, President Dwight D. Eisenhower created a committee of notable s…
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Since its inception in 1998, PennFuture has emphasized the importance of using the law to protect Pennsylvania's envi…
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PennFuture and Brodhead Watershed Association (BWA) are pleased to announce that we have reached a settlement with th…
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In Pennsylvania, 2023 has been marked by several notable transitions. Governor Josh Shapiro began his first term in o…
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Like any law, zoning ordinances should be updated to reflect changes in society. One of the most significant changes…
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A new report ranks Pennsylvania cities among the worst in the nation for particle pollution, with at least one Pennsy…
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Across Pennsylvania, interest is growing in rooftop solar panels for environmental and economic reasons. Despite earl…
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently published an opinion holding that West Chester Boroughs ("West Cheste…
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Last week, Philadelphians dealt with the fallout of a chemical spill into the Delaware River, their drinking water so…
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(Image: U.S. Steels Clairton Coke Works, Clairton, PA. Photo credit: Reid R. Frazier / StateImpact Pennsylvania) The…
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The East Palestine, Ohio train derailment disaster is shocking in its scale and potential effects. Unfortunately, we…
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By Caroline Weiss, Legal Intern Lately, homeowners are coming across unlikely opponents to their solar ambitions. In…
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Since its inception in 1998, PennFuture has emphasized the importance of using the law to protect Pennsylvania's envi…
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In our previous article, we explained how Pennsylvania's energy grid became perilously close to a brownout event duri…
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Thisarticle is the first in a two-part series. Read Part 2: How Fracked Gas Failed Pennsylvania. As the 2022 holiday…
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After more than a year of advocacy by PennFuture and our partners, Erie City Council this week passed an ordinance cr…
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This month, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) finalized regulations banning the discharge of fracking wastew…
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Back in April, PennFuture and our partners filed a petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), reques…
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Northeast Pennsylvania's growing proliferation of large-scale distribution centers is threatening the high-quality wa…
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TodayErie City Council passed a much-anticipated stormwater user fee. The fee creates a dedicated fund for long-overd…
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As we celebrate 50 years of the groundbreaking Clean Water Act, I'd like to take this opportunity to reflect on what…
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently handed down a decision upholding the ban on fracking in the…
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On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument on the case…
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In June 2003, PennFuture installed our first set of solar panels. The 3.84-kW system was made up of 32 panels, each r…
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Pennsylvania's Growing Greener program has a long history of bipartisan support. Now known as the State Parks and Out…
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Our mission at PennFuture is to protect the air, water, and land for the benefit of all Pennsylvanians. We act on thi…
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For over a decade clean water advocates have sought updates to Pennsylvania's Fertilizer Act to include more protecti…
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After languishing at the Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) for nearly twelve years, the Aquashicola Creek…
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(This piece has been updated on July 11, 2022 to reflect recent action at the Commonwealth Court) On July 8, 2022 the…
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Standing on the doorstep to my retirement, announced in February, the last few months have included a lot of reminisc…
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Philadelphia passed Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson's Philly Tree Fund bill during a marathon session last…
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On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, PennFuture successfully reached an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environme…
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Discussions around beginning a massive-scale Blue Hydrogen project in Pennsylvania began hitting the media around Aug…
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Philadelphia's ongoing efforts to address the plastic waste crisis are poised to make significant advances following…
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It's budget season in Harrisburg! Pennsylvania has $2.2 billion in federal American Rescue Plan funding that remains…
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Batteries, storage, renewables: you've probably heard these terms a lot alongside each other when the topic of clean…
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Since its inception in 1998, PennFuture has emphasized the importance of using the law to protect Pennsylvania's envi…
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On June 2nd, State Senator Katie Muth, chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, joined Senator J…
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There are costs to irresponsible, endless development. The current trend in Pennsylvanias area of the Delaware River…
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Earlier this year, the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released its revised Environmental Justice Pub…
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Photo Credit: A hologram of Edgar Degass Petite danseuse de quatorze ans (1927), previously on view at Christies San…
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Pennsylvania's plans to cut carbon pollution from fossil fuel power plants took a big step forward on April 23. After…
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On this Earth Day 2022, PennFuture joins with all of you in this day of work and commemoration. We hope you'll be mar…
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PennFuture is celebrating its sixth annual PA Clean Water Education Week, dedicated to showcasing the Commonwealth's…
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There's been a lot of discussion and excitement about the idea of carbon capture and storage technology. Unfortunatel…
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The only thing more destructive than the fumes from fossil fuels extracted in PA is the fumes of the trillions of tax…
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Duck season! Rabbit season! No, it's budget season! We are only days away from Mayor Jim Kenney's penultimate budget…
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On Feb. 24, Russia commenced its unprovoked and atrocious invasion of its neighbor Ukraine. It didn't take long for f…
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On Feb. 8, Gov. Tom Wolf delivered his eighth and final budget address in which he spelled out the top priorities and…
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Russia's war with Ukraine is underlining the economic and national security costs of relying on fossil fuels. Global…
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A generation ago my mother was born in "Jim Crow-era" North Carolina. A generation before that, my grandmother was pr…
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Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is inviting public comment on the most-recent Draft Integ…
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The fracked gas industry in Pennsylvania will never stop trying to convince us that pipelines are safe, efficient and…
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A person using the pen name "Satoshi Nakamoto" released a paper in2008introducing Bitcoin in an attempt to solve a pr…
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Since its inception in 1998, PennFuture has emphasized the importance of using the law to protect Pennsylvania's envi…
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At a time of unprecedented environmental, economic and public health concerns, now is a time when Pennsylvania's legi…
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When I was a kid, my gang of cousins and I did this thing we called Goodbye School, Hello Summer. An uncle supervised…
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On Thursday, December 9, 2021, PennFuture met with representatives from the Departments of Transportation (PennDOT),…
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"Renewable natural gas" (RNG) sounds good, but does it live up to the hype as a green alternative to fracked gas or i…
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Momentum is growing for a 21st-century version of the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC's legacy can…
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In late October, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued two individual Municipal Separate Sto…
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In March of this year, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) banned the process of hydraulic fracturing, or frac…
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Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released its long-anticipated amendment to t…
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They're getting nervous. On October 20, 2021, State Senators Camera Bartolotta, Gene Yaw, and Independent John Yudich…
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The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will truly transform Pennsylvania. Historic for its size, b…
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The case for environmental justice stood centerstage this week during a hearing on the ongoing remediation efforts at…
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At one point or another we all likely received one of those emails. A Nigerian prince, or some attorney, bank officer…
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The Allegheny County Health Department ("ACHD") recently issued an air installation permit for a proposed Invenergy A…
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Back in the 1970s and 1980s, the comedian Don Novello performed in character as Father Guido Sarducci.One of his famo…
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The eyes of the world are turned to my adopted home away from home, Glasgow, now the beating heart of the planet for…
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Earlier this year, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) released final regulations that banned fracking in the…
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It might be the best way to clean our water. Planting trees along rivers and streams provides multiple benefits in th…
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A report released on Oct. 21 by Beyond Plastics predicted dire consequences as a result of our inability to stop cons…
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On October 5, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced 48 criminal charges related to construction of the…
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On October 4, 2021, the Pennsylvania State Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee and the Senate Commu…
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Earlier this week it was announced that the PennEast Pipeline company will cease development of its proposed fracked…
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It is fitting that Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday released an updated version of…
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It was recently announced that fossil fuel industry leader Perry Babb will launch a $410 million project called KeySt…
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The Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") recently issued a second extension of the air pollution permit for…
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On September 1st, 2021, a majority of Pennsylvania's Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) voted to approve…
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Last week, on September 1, 2021, individuals on "both sides" of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) travele…
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Philadelphia has an urban planning problem. In the wake of the clarion call to action from the Intergovernmental Pane…
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Earlier this month, Promised Land State Park celebrated its annual Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Day in which the…
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The days of climate change uncertainty are behind us. In the latest set of reports from the world's leading climate r…
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On August 9th, 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Sixth Assessment report, clear…
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If we are truly committed to moving to a renewable energy economy, rather than a fossil-fuel based economy, the first…
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Environmental Resources & Energy Committee has announced a "Public Hea…
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On July 28th, the Chesapeake Bay State Team, led by the Secretaries of the Department of Environmental Protection (DE…
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As Congress continues to push towards a potential infrastructure package, residents of the Queen Village neighborhood…
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Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional under the Environmental Rights Amendment…
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China remains the world's largest producer of plastic, butresearch has shown that the United States was the world's n…
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Leaders around the world, including PA Governor, Tom Wolf have been pushing for investments in Carbon Capture and Seq…
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July began with the expiration of a statewide restriction on banning the use of plastic bags. The development is welc…
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A report released by researchers at Robert Morris University last week grabbed headlines across western Pennsylvania:…
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The Physicians for Social Responsibility recently released a report titled "Fracking with Forever Chemicals" which di…
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently dealt a severe blow in an ongoing fight to prevent PennEast, a private natural gas co…
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Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is approaching a major milestone in Philadelphia. This year marks 10 years sinc…
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We are a year out from the wave of protests, marches, sit-ins, phone and text banking, and multifaceted advocacy that…
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Since its inception in 1998, PennFuture has emphasized the importance of using the law to protect Pennsylvania's envi…
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Probably no profession requires taking the long view as does that of the environmental advocate. That's probably why…
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This week, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) gave the Chesapeake Bay a C in their l…
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We continue to bring you good news on the fracking front in the Delaware River Basin. In February 2021, the Delaware…
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Modern-day Pennsylvania was molded by the rapid technological advancements of the Industrial Revolution. The result o…
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We bring to you another update in the decades-long saga of protecting "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the…
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Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with the Pennsylvania Legislature's attempts to stymie advances in envi…
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On June 9, the owner of the Cheswick coal-fired power plant in Allegheny County, Houston-based GenOn Holdings LLC, an…
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Pennsylvania has a reputation for the poor condition of our roads and bridges.In fact, when the American Society of C…
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Earlier this year, PennFuture and our partners submitted a supplemental petition to the Delaware River Basin Commissi…
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The scope of our plastic pollution problem is well known. Plastic escapes into the environment at all stages of its l…
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In October of 2019, Governor Wolf issued an executive order to begin the process of joining the Regional Greenhouse G…
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Pennsylvania's legislators appear eager to overhaul how the Commonwealth reviews and implements state law. Don't be d…
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Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) may have slowed during the coronavirus pandemic. But market forces clearly signal th…
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Leaders in the General Assembly are offering more unproductive proposals that would undermine Pennsylvania's entry in…
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In other parts of our nation, it is the spring of 2021.We have a president who understands that climate change is a c…
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We are at an inflection point for Pennsylvania's efforts to save the Chesapeake Bay. What policymakers in the Keyston…
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President Joe Biden's American Jobs Planannouncement in Pittsburgh elicits great pride in being a Pennsylvanian. It f…
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In the early days of distributed generation, utilities would sell power to consumers at the retail rate but, if custo…
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It was a banner week for Pennsylvania's portion of the Delaware River Watershed, as three events unfolded here that…
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PennFuture has published the third edition of a Fossil Fuel Subsidy report that first appeared in 2011. The 2021 vers…
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The beginning of 2021 has been busy for clean energy advocates. On January 14th, the Pennsylvania Department of Envir…
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After a decade of consideration and study, the Delaware River Basin Commission has finally banned hydraulic fracturin…
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The United States has transitioned to the new Biden Administration that offers a stark departure on national environm…
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Great Lakes communities have reason for optimism under the new Biden administration. Among the many issues the admini…
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The United States has transitioned to the new Biden Administration that offers a stark departure on national environm…
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At the start of 2021, PennFuture became an official member of the Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Communities.…
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The United States has transitioned to the new Biden Administration that offers a stark departure on national environm…
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The United States, and by extension Pennsylvania, is in the midst of a democracy emergency. Our public institutions a…
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In a November 2019 presentation, John Gale, Director of Standards and Rulemaking at the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous M…
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On November 25th, 2020, Pennsylvania became the ninth state in the nation to pass so-called "advanced recycling" legi…
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Early on in 2020, even after a very successful mid-March rally against petrochemical subsidies in the state Capitol t…
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With the close of the legislative session in Harrisburg at the end of Novembercame significant victories for Pennsylv…
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Dimock has long played the unwelcomed role of ground zero in the fracking crisis in Pennsylvania. Early on during the…
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Today, PennFuture's Erie officepublicly released Our Water, Our Future: A Common Agenda for Protecting Pennsylvania's…
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When I returned to environmental work in Pennsylvania in 2015, after five years working in Maryland for the Audubon S…
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Last week, the Pennsylvania General Assembly hammered out the final pieces of this year's state budget, which began i…
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In the United States-the biggest fossil fuel producer in the world-Pennsylvania is second in shale gas production onl…
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PennFuture recently joined with the Sierra Club in moving to intervene in and protesting the petition to the Federal…
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For the past two years now, a good many of the blogs I've created land on the importance of voting - do we really nee…
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Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Philadelphia Streets Department announced they…
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The issue of fracking in Pennsylvania has taken center stage this election season, with dozens of television news seg…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has left its impact on all of us and continues to raise uncertainty at every corner, including…
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We know the dangers of fracking operations - groundwater contamination, air quality issues, devastating health impact…
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Angst and pain have been common themes for many of us in 2020, given the onset of a deadly pandemic interwoven with s…
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While testifying in front of Philadelphia City Council's Joint Committees on Finance and Commerce and Economic Develo…
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The 2020 election is just about one month away. Many voters are highly engaged as the stakes are so high for the valu…
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Fossil fuel polluters and their enablers in the legislature have been ramping up a new attack on solar energy in Penn…
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As the election approaches, it seems national politics have converged on Southwestern Pennsylvania, each visiting pol…
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Before New Fortress Energy announced their risky plan to ship millions of gallons of liquified natural gas across the…
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Editor's note: Melissa Reckner is one of 11 amazing women being honored during PennFuture's 2020 "Women in Conservati…
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In February, PennFuturewrote a blog post debunking a number of myths surrounding Pennsylvania's future participation…
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Communities across Eastern Pennsylvania are at the center of a new debate over whether fracked gas and its byproducts…
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My maternal and paternal grandfathers were immigrants from Italy.Both worked in coal breakers in the anthracite regio…
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Despite recent planning efforts by the state and a renewed vigor in Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts, Pennsylvania cont…
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Recently, CNX published a blog post called "Nine Irrefutable Energy Truths and a Critical Call to Action."Reading the…
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The energy industry across the nation is in transition, a fact that is particularly obvious in Pennsylvania. People o…
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It is a fact that communities of color are disproportionately impacted by climate change and pollution, and that is n…
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As of July 23, 2020, it's official-Pennsylvania has a law that will award four lucky petrochemical or fertilizer manu…
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A rampant global health pandemic. A deep and rapid decline in Pennsylvania's economy that is nearly double that of th…
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As the petrochemical industry rears its ugly head in Pennsylvania, PennFuture is building organizational capacity to…
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In a major win for the environment, Dominion Energy Inc. and Duke Energy Corp. announced Sunday that they will not be…
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At PennFuture, we take great pride in being Pennsylvania's watchdog for clean air, pure water and a healthy environme…
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Since its inception in 1998, PennFuture has emphasized the importance of using the law to protect Pennsylvania's envi…
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Since the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police in late May, we have witnessed an ignition of individual, com…
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A core tenant of our mission at PennFuture is working to secure a better and brighter future for all Pennsylvanians,…
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On June 9, the House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, chaired by Representative Daryl Metcalfe (Butler…
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In all honesty, by 1994 after six years leading two environmental movements-the PA Rainforest Action Committee and Ce…
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Recently, the United States Environmental Protection Agency rolled back protections under the federal Mercury Air Tox…
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PennFuture has long believed that grassroots engagement is a key part of fulfilling our mission to protect Pennsylvan…
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Late last week, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a five-month stopgap budget package to fund most of the stat…
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On Monday, March 9th-what seems like a lifetime ago-PennFuture and 35 other environmental groups from acrossthe state…
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What was for the most part a quiet week in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania State Senate and House of Representatives met…
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It's been a little over seven months since Governor Tom Wolf's Executive Order 2019-07 which instructed the Departmen…
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I'm writing this from southern Luzerne County, where I've been working since March 16 when the whole of PennFuture's…
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Across the state, local conservation and watershed groups are recognizing the superior water quality of their streams…
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Last month, the Supreme Court of the United States issued arguably its most important Clean Water Act decision in the…
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Anti-environmental legislators in the Pennsylvania General Assembly are using the COVID-19 public health crisis as a…
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Sometimes, your best-laid plans evaporate in an instant and you're forced to improvise on the fly. So it was for the…
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Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection last week released the state's third Climate Change Impacts Ass…
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In mid-April, the fracked gas and petrochemical industries-with the help of a contingent in the U.S. House of Represe…
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Last week, the Delaware River was named the 2020 national "River of the Year" by American Rivers. This honor recogniz…
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On April 24, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) held a joint web conference to present rec…
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I truly believed this week, Earth Week, could be a magical one, when the world would come together to commemorate the…
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The resurgence of the Delaware River has received well-deserved recognition. Beating out river basins all across the…
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The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed most aspects of our lives in the last several months, but…
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The environmental, economic, and social impacts of Covid-19 are profound and are reshaping how we work, recreate, and…
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Since the coronavirus pandemic hit Philadelphia, nearly half a million people have filed for unemployment, and that n…
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Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is developing a CO2 trading program compatible with the R…
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I'm struck by how, on the one hand, the COVID-19 emergency demands all of our focus and attention. Society's collecti…
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There is power in unity and there is power in numbers. When we all come together and speak in a unified voice, decisi…
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Philadelphia just experienced the wettest decade ever. Average annual rainfall measured at Philadelphia International…
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Fifty years ago, the lower stem of the Delaware River was a flowing wasteland. Around Philadelphia, Camden and Wilmin…
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Harrisburg policymakers are, again, debating whether to give more taxpayer-funded handouts to the fracking and petroc…
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Gov. Tom Wolf's administration has released an initial proposal for how Pennsylvania might cap carbon emissions from…
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On January 31st, 2020 the Department of Environmental Protection released its proposal to advance a cap-and-invest pr…
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On February 13th, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will be presenting the first draft of…
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In December, PennFuture Director of Policy Ezra Thrushwrote a blog detailing the dangers of a new piece of legislatio…
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On Jan. 19, 2016 Governor Tom Wolf announced a new strategy to reduce the emissions of methane-a dangerous greenhouse…
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The fracked gas industry and its proponents excel at spinning false narratives about the health and safety of its ope…
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It's the end of another year, and what a momentous year it was. The holiday season often offers time for reflection,…
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This is the second in an ongoing series of blogs taking a deeper look at the comments, misinformation, hyperbole, and…
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Often times, showing is better than telling. That's why PennFuture last month organized a bus tour in an effort to hi…
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Until last week, I had never been to the Supreme Court of the United States. But an issue that I have been interested…
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When Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto announced his opposition late last month to any more petrochemical companies in wes…
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Note: This is the first in an ongoing series of blogs taking a deeper look at the comments, misinformation, hyperbole…
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On Oct. 3rd, Governor Tom Wolf signed Executive Order 2019-07 instructing the Department of Environmental Protection…
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I just returned from an annual field trip we take with PennFuture's board of directors, as well as a terrific group o…
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On Sept. 19th, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to give yet another gift to the already heavily subsid…
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Multiyear litigation over unconventional oil and gas development-specifically, hydraulic fracturing or 'fracking'-has…
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In late August, I traveled to South Philadelphia to testify before Philadelphias Refinery Advisory Group, which was f…
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I do pretty well living in the moment and staying focused on tasks at hand, but I enjoy being strategic, and that mea…
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The lower Tohickon Creek, located immediately downstream of the dam at Lake Nockamixon, was designatedas part of the…
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When the Environmental Protection Agency developed a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay in 2010,…
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During the dog days of summer, a bend in a river might provide the perfect reprieve from the heat. But with recent ar…
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The burgeoning petrochemical movement is in its infancy in western Pennsylvania, but we've already experienced signif…
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By combining the goals of Green City, Clean Waters and the Rebuild Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) Initiative, Phi…
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I'm still navigating the occurrences of the last six months. ...on the surface, wave after wave of new climate impact…
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On July 11, PennFuture's legal team submitted comments to the state Department of Environmental Protection, strongly…
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Last fall I wrote my first of two blogson how artists are interpreting climate change, and what some artists are doin…
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Pennsylvania is a water rich state with approximately 86,000 stream miles connecting more than 700,000 acres of lakes…
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On Monday, April 15, PennFuture submitted public comments opposing the Trump Administration's proposed revised defini…
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On February 14, 2019, the federal agencies tasked with regulating our nation's waters under the Clean Water Act - the…
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PennFuture and clean water advocates from across Pennsylvania teamed up on March 6 for the annual Choose Clean Water…
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President Trump signed into law the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the Farm Bill. Aside from bein…
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On Thursday, Dec. 13, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) took an important step towards co…
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By Steve Hegedus, President of the Tri-County Trout Club Steve Hegedus, president of the Tri-County Trout Club repres…
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PennFuture reflects on 2018, noting that the organisation's successes were only possible through partnerships with ot…
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A legislative report from Pennsylvania's Nuclear Energy Caucus advocates preserving the state's five nuclear power pl…
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Since Charles Dickens wrote 'A Christmas Carol' in 1843, year-end giving has become a tradition. In the story, charit…
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Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the U.S. government quietly released the Fourth National Climate Assessment. The repor…
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As we gather for Thanksgiving, we're grateful for the parks, trails and public lands that enrich our lives. These ope…
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As we gather for Thanksgiving, many of us take turns sharing what we are thankful for. This simple tradition can be b…
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PennFuture and Trout Unlimited recently co‑hosted a water advocacy workshop at Wildwood Park in Harrisburg. The train…
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PennFuture's Our Pocono Waters Campaign hosted a panel discussion to educate community members on the importance of c…
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The Pennsylvania legislative session recently closed after intense debates over bills that would have weakened enviro…
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PennFuture and the Brodhead Watershed Association recently won a significant legal victory when the Environmental Hea…
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s October 8 special report on 1.5°C warming stresses that we&…
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Pennsylvania's state government launched a pilot program to help counties develop strategies for water restoration. F…
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Pennsylvanians must register to vote by October 9. PennFuture urges voters to confirm their registration, research ca…
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PennFuture and partner organizations hosted a forum celebrating the Delaware River Watershed.
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This second installment in our series highlights artists who interpret climate change through their work. Their paint…
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Governments may soon enact rapid climate policies as part of the Inevitable Policy Response (IPR). The theory warns t…
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Hurricane Florence turned into a ferocious storm because warmer oceans and atmosphere gave it extra moisture. The flo…
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Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing House Bill 2154 to weaken regulations for conventional oil and gas drilling. The b…
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This op-ed, originally published in the Beaver County Times, reflects on the Beaver County pipeline explosion and wha…
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Pennsylvania's climate is warming and precipitation patterns are shifting. Warmer winters and heavier rains are alter…
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Since the Trump administration took over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, many rules to reduce air pollution…
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At a recent art competition using repurposed pizza boxes as canvases, artists of all ages used recycled materials to…
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Pennsylvania has always experienced floods, but climate change is intensifying storms and rainfall. Early settlers ca…
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PennFuture marks September as Climate Month, highlighting the urgent need to address climate change. Although recent…
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Northampton Community College's Monroe Campus in the Poconos celebrates its commitment to clean energy and sustainabi…
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A federal court ruling in South Carolina vacated the Trump Administration’s attempt to delay the 2015 Clean Wat…
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The Trump administration has proposed freezing fuel economy and greenhouse-gas standards after 2020 and stripping sta…
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Growing up near the Poconos instilled a deep appreciation for the region’s “exceptional value” stre…
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PennFuture's Spring 2018 Presidents Leadership Council Tour explored the Poconos of Northeast Pennsylvania. Over two…
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Climate change is altering baseball in surprising ways. Warmer temperatures and increased humidity lead to more raino…
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Everyone can take simple steps to protect their watershed. Planting native trees and shrubs along streams helps stabi…
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You can save energy without breaking the bank by making a few smart choices. Switch to LED light bulbs, unplug device…
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PennFuture launched a series of Meet the CEO Happy Hour events around Pennsylvania to connect with supporters and hea…
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Pennsylvania’s upcoming gubernatorial election could shape our environment for years to come. This blog urges c…
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On July 14, PennFuture delivered a presentation titled "Climate, Stewardship, and Environmental Justice" at the Coyle…
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Peters Township homeowners Bob and Susan Donnan decided to install solar panels on their house and quickly found that…
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Residents of Indiana Township near Hartwood Acres Park are facing a proposal by Duquesne Light to route high‑voltage…
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Pennsylvania’s 2018‑19 state budget was signed on time and includes modest increases for environmental programs…
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More than 86,000 Pennsylvanians already work in clean energy jobs, according to a report from E2 and partner organiza…
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a long awaited decision in Gorsline v. Board of Supervisors of Fairfield Townsh…
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Many Pennsylvanians worry about how to bridge the divide between their personal hopes for a healthy planet and the vi…
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Environmental organizations such as the National Parks Conservation Association, PennFuture, the Choose Clean Water C…
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Philadelphia is a national leader in green stormwater infrastructure, using rain gardens, tree trenches and green roo…
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In 2014 it emerged that Volkswagen had installed illegal software on millions of diesel vehicles to cheat emissions t…
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On March 30, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) closed its four‑month public comment period on proposed regul…
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Nearly 200 leaders from county conservation districts, agriculture, municipal governments, environmental groups, wate…
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Many of our favorite memories take place outdoors. For M. Travis DiNicola, the seasons, rain, snow and distinctive li…
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s attempt to roll back federal vehicle emissions and…
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PennFuture staff will be out across the state for Earth Day festivities, and we hope you’ll stop by and say hel…
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PennFuture’s Fourth Annual Celebrating Women in Conservation Awards on April 19 will honor Delaware Riverkeeper…
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued a ruling in a case involving EQT and the state Department of Environme…
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PennFuture’s 2018 Celebrating Women in Conservation Awards will honor Christina Simeone for her leadership as d…
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Katie McGinty is being honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 2018 Celebrating Women in Conservation Awards…
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Gail Farmer will be honored at PennFuture's 2018 Celebrating Women in Conservation Awards for her leadership as execu…
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State Representative Donna Bullock, who represents Pennsylvania’s 195th Legislative District in North and West…
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Liz Robinson is being recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award at PennFuture’s Celebrating Women in Conserv…
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Jaclyn Rhoads is being honored at PennFuture’s 2018 Celebrating Women in Conservation Awards for her dedication…
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Dulcie F. Flaharty recently retired as Vice President of Community Partnerships at Natural Lands after a career dedic…
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We are excited to highlight the stories of Pennsylvania women working on behalf of our environment. Their contributio…
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The streams, forests and mountains of the Poconos have supported businesses and tourism for decades. In an opinion pi…
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PennFuture is hosting the second of three watershed listening sessions in the Delaware River Basin tonight at Fegley'…
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Stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces like roads and rooftops is a major source of water pollution. As rain and…
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Pennsylvania is one of four states that lie within the Delaware River Basin. Over five million residents in 17 counti…
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National data show renewable energy is outpacing fossil fuels. Non‑hydro renewables grew by more than 13 percent in 2…
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I recently stepped into a new role as Director of Policy at PennFuture. Coming from rural Pennsylvania and a lifetime…
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For twenty years, PennFuture has held officials, agencies and corporate interests accountable to protect our environm…
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Pennsylvania is preparing its Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan to meet pollution reduction goals by 2025. With…
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Just a month into my new role as PennFuture’s director of policy, I’m excited to continue advocating for…
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PennFuture and Clean Water Action hosted the third annual Air Quality Expo at Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill Carneg…
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During the 2017 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, performer Cookie Diorio (Cory O’Neill Walker) and her musical tea…
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What will it take for Pennsylvania to break its reliance on dirty, unhealthy fuels like coal and gas and move boldly…
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The Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) Steering Committee met recently in Harrisburg at a pivotal moment f…
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Larry J. Schweiger, PennFuture President Emeritus, likens the Trump administration’s environmental policies to…
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that challenges to the Clean Water Rule belong in federal district courts, not…
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PennFuture has launched a new click-to-call advocacy tool to help supporters speak directly with their legislators on…
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The Delaware River Basin Commission has proposed new rules that ban high‑volume hydraulic fracturing within the Basin…
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PennFuture's leadership reflects on a year marked by both profound threats to our climate, democracy, and environment…
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As the holiday season approaches, PennFuture encourages supporters to give a gift that makes a difference. Your contr…
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Recent assessments show that efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay are beginning to yield positive results. Nutrient…
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In 2017 Pennsylvania saw an onslaught of legislative and regulatory attacks on clean air, water and climate protectio…
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is one of our last truly wild places, home to caribou, polar bears and Ind…
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After moving into our home in Bellevue in early 2015, we woke up one night to an acrid burning smell and frantically…
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Bald eagles have made an inspiring comeback in Pennsylvania, but these magnificent birds still face threats from habi…
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Congressional appropriations decisions will determine whether the Chesapeake Bay restoration continues on its success…
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In November, the Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts continued to show progress in reducing nutrient and sediment pollutio…
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The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) is preparing to release long-awaited regulations on hydraulic fracturing.…
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As PennFuture reflects on the year’s achievements, we are energized by the momentum built through grassroots ad…
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The PennEast pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline that would run from Luzerne County in Pennsylvania to Mercer…
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Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy, a member of the RESPECTAgZone coalition, hosted an awareness dinner to support the campa…
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In October 2012, Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast, causing massive destruction, leaving millions without…
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After moving to Pittsburgh, my wife and I were shocked by recurring episodes of foul-smelling air that triggered her…
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During an Oct. 14 bus tour hosted by PennFuture and sponsored by Levin Furniture, participants visited three homes in…
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To mark the 7th Annual Pittsburgh Solar Tour on Oct. 14, PennFuture spoke with long-time supporter Joe Morinville of…
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After the 2017 election, Brian Polilli felt compelled to get involved in the democratic process to address environmen…
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Alex Cupo is excited to join PennFuture as the new Southeast Pennsylvania Outreach Coordinator. He looks forward to c…
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PennFuture invites you to explore how solar works in Pittsburgh by joining the seventh annual Pittsburgh Solar Tour o…
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On Sept. 27, 2017, PennFuture submitted public comments opposing the Trump administration’s proposal to repeal…
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Dawn and her husband Brian bought a parcel of land in Fairfield Township in 1999 so they could build a home, raise a…
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PennFuture recently celebrated the opening of its new office in Mt. Pocono with an open house on September 21, bringi…
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Nearly 200 people attended PennFuture’s Environmental Rights Amendment Forum on Sept. 14 at WHYY Studios in Phi…
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The Finding Pennsylvania's Solar Future project is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Energy and t…
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On Sept. 9, residents of Erie gathered at the Perry Monument Pavilion at Presque Isle State Park for PennFuture's "Sa…
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Imagine walking along your favorite creek and noticing that the water is unusually cloudy, the streambed is coated wi…
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Carl Balis is a longtime supporter of PennFuture, but his environmental journey began much earlier. Born in Japan whi…
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This blog invites readers to the upcoming Pittsburgh Solar Tour and introduces aquaponics, a sustainable agricultural…
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This blog is part of a series exploring how Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment has been interpreted…
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At Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, state and federal policymakers gathered to discuss Pennsylvania’s Phase…
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Penn State’s Ag Progress Days opened with partners from agriculture, government and NGOs showcasing advances in…
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After attending a free screening of Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Sequel,” the author admi…
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Lake Erie was once so polluted that people thought it was dying. Cleanup efforts at all levels of government improved…
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The Delaware River is the longest undammed river east of the Mississippi and supplies drinking water, recreation and…
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Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection has created a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)…
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The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment to repeal the Clean Water Rule. If the rule is repealed…
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Our energy system is rapidly shifting toward clean energy and away from coal. Misleading rhetoric has clouded the deb…
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In the closing days of budget negotiations, Pennsylvania legislators claimed to pass a severance tax but merely renam…
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Rodney Gasch, a retired freelance writer and president of the Latin American Children's Fund and Historic Harmony, ha…
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Oil trains have been an important part of our transportation system for decades, but what they carry can also put com…
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Stormwater is one of the leading causes of water pollution in Pennsylvania. When rain or snow falls on rooftops, road…
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On July 6, 2013, a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, spilling 1.…
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In the final hours of budget negotiations for fiscal year 2017‑18, Pennsylvania lawmakers and the governor agreed to…
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This post is part two in a series exploring Pennsylvania’s water crisis. It focuses on solutions that will ensu…
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This post is the first in a two-part series exploring Pennsylvania’s water crisis. It outlines the challenges t…
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Many recent articles call Pittsburgh the new Portland, pointing to craft breweries and local food, but the real quest…
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In October 2016, a band of heavy rain dropped up to eight inches on north central Pennsylvania, sending torrents of w…
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At PennFuture we are dedicated to advancing a clean-energy economy and protecting our air, water and land. As communi…
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The 2015‑2016 session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly saw an unprecedented number of attacks on the environment.…
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The election of Donald Trump raises serious concerns about the future of federal environmental policy. During the cam…
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The Paris Climate Accord, adopted by nearly 200 nations in 2015, aims to limit global warming to well below two degre…
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Net metering allows homeowners and businesses with solar panels or other small renewable energy systems to receive cr…
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Alternatives to Waste Coal Plants – Waste coal piles continue to threaten our air and water, and burning them f…
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Wolf’s proposed budget aims to revive Pennsylvania’s lagging solar industry. The state has fallen from 5t…
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Pennsylvania is blessed with more than 86,000 miles of streams—second only to Alaska—many of which remain…