Casey’s Civilian Conservation Corps Could Help Fight Climate Change

Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-07-28/climate-change-air-quality/caseys-civilian-conservation-corps-could-help-fight-climate-change/a75152-1 July 28, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. – U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., wants to bring back the Civilian Conservation Corps, a public-works program from the 1930s that created … Continued

PA Mayors Call on Congress to Pass Parks, Jobs & Equity Act

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Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-07-26/environment/pa-mayors-call-on-congress-to-pass-parks-jobs-and-equity-act/a75121-1 July 26, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — A petition signed by 19 mayors from across Pennsylvania urges the state’s congressional delegation to pass the Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act. The … Continued

Tell Our Senators to Support the Clean Energy for America Act

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From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The heat wave at the start of July shattered previous record high temperatures by up to 8 degrees Fahrenheit.1 Hundreds of people lost their lives.2 Over a billion marine animals perished in the extreme heat.3 Summer is for warm … Continued

Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Renewables Would Add 8 Million Energy Sector Jobs Worldwide: Study

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/23/shifting-fossil-fuels-renewables-would-add-8-million-energy-sector-jobs-worldwide “Currently, an estimated 18 million people work in the energy industries—a number that is likely to increase, not decrease, to 26 million if we reach our global climate targets.” BRETT WILKINS July 23, 2021 Critics of a … Continued

‘Huge Legal Win’: Court Stops Police From Blockading Line 3 Protester Camp

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/23/huge-legal-win-court-stops-police-blockading-line-3-protester-camp One attorney described the blockade as “an outrageous abuse of law enforcement authority serving the interests of the Enbridge corporation against its environmental opponents.” KENNY STANCIL July 23, 2021 In a development progressives called a “huge legal win in … Continued

Urge Our Government and Financial Institutions to Stop Funding the Fossil Fuel Industry

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From 350.org (https://350.org/): The most important international climate talk — the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) — is happening in Glasgow, Scotland this November. Leaders from around the world will gather and make new climate commitments and many corporations will release … Continued