Tell Your Representative: Don’t Defund Efforts Against Climate Change

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From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The administration’s budget proposal for 2020 is out, and it is a disaster for the environment. It would slash the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by nearly a third and eliminate programs that clean up bodies of water … Continued

Clean Water Act Turns 45, Federal Budget Threatens Protections—Tell PA Senators that Deep Cuts are Unacceptable

From River Network (https://www.rivernetwork.org/): Recently the federal law that protects water quality across the country, the Clean Water Act, hit a milestone – 45 years in place. Yet the protections guaranteed by the Clean Water Act are in jeopardy. The … Continued

Report: Proposed EPA Cuts Threaten Health, Safety in PA

Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-09-05/environment/report-proposed-epa-cuts-threaten-health-safety-in-pa/a59291-1 September 5, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window There are 95 Superfund sites in Pennsylvania. President Donald Trump’s proposal would cut the cleanup program by 30 percent. (markzvo/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, … Continued

Water Blesses Us. Let’s Pray for Water! (and Protecting It in the Federal Budget)

From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): In August and September, we’re calling on faith communities to pray for and bless water. Pray With Us! » Water sustains our physical and spiritual wellbeing. Water is life. Water is sacred. Yet, water is … Continued