Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2012 Conservation Voters of PA Announces Pennsylvania Delegation Scores from LCV’s 2011 National Environmental Scorecard ***Full Scorecard available at www.lcv.org/scorecard *** Philadelphia, PA – Today, Conservation Voters of PA (CVPA) joined the national League of Conservation Voters (LCV) in releasing the 2011 National Environmental Scorecard, revealing scores for the Pennsylvania… Read More »

Conservation Voters of PA has started a new petition urging Governor Corbett to put an end to the natural gas giveaway. The new bills which have passed both the Pennsylvania House (HB1950) and Senate (SB1100) create completely inadequate taxes for out-of-state gas drillers in the Marcellus Shale formation. These bills fail to address the environmental… Read More »

November 18, 2011 Gas Industry Contributions Impact the PA Legislature Harrisburg – This week’s passage of Marcellus tax bills SB 1100 and HB 1950 demonstrated the influence of drilling industry campaign contributions on Pennsylvania’s legislative process, as outlined in the data below.  These weak, inadequate bills fail to protect the health and safety of the… Read More »

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania works to elect leaders who understand the importance and urgency of protecting our environment. On November 8th, 2011, we have a great opportunity to do just that. We are proud to announce Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania’s endorsement of Kathryn Boockvar for Commonwealth Court. Kathy has a deep understanding of environmental issues… Read More »

MarcellusMoney.org releases new data on giving from industry PACs and executives Harrisburg  – The natural gas industry gave $7,175,234 to Pennsylvania candidates and Political Action Committees (PACs) from 2000 through the end of 2010, according to an analysis released today by www.MarcellusMoney.org. $3,442,212 was donated to elected officials currently in office.  These numbers include previously… Read More »

Ad Targets Representatives for Continued Support for Legislation that Blocks EPA Scientists from Enforcing Air Pollution Limits *** LISTEN TO THE AD HERE*** PENNSYLVANIA –  Today, in partnership with the national League of Conservation Voters, Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania launched a $60,000 radio ad campaign in Pennsylvania’s 4th district.  The ad calls out Representative Jason… Read More »

Harrisburg – Following the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the proposed Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) budget, a group of legislators and environmental organizations held a press conference opposing the continued cuts to DEP’s budget. “Gov. Corbett is proposing to reduce overall state spending to the 2008/2009 levels. However, DEP has lost over a third… Read More »

March 16, 2011 Last night, Judy Schwank defeated Larry Medaglia in the special election to fill Pennsylvania’s 11th District Senate seat. Ms. Schwank, a lifelong environmentalist, earned 20,124 votes to Medaglia’s 14,794, reports Mary E. Young of the Reading Eagle. Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania (CVPA) endorsed Senator-elect Schwank on March 6, the organization’s first endorsement… Read More »

Pittsburgh, PA – Today, Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania joined the national League of Conservation Voters in launching new radio ads in Pennsylvania’s 4th and 11th districts.  The ads target Representatives Jason Altmire and Lou Barletta for voting in favor of an amendment to the House spending bill that blocks scientists at the EPA from enforcing… Read More »

Full Scorecard available here Philadelphia, PA – Today, Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania (CVPA) joined the national League of Conservation Voters (LCV) in releasing the 2010 National Environmental Scorecard, revealing scores for the Pennsylvania delegation in the second session of the 111th Congress. The 2010 Scorecard was released amidst the greatest attack on the EPA’s budget… Read More »