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Congress Must Prioritize A Farm Bill For All Americans

The expansive impact of the Farm Bill is easy to illustrate in Bucks County with its rich agricultural heritage and broad swaths of permanently preserved open space.

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Rail service connection to greener Scranton future

Thanks to President Biden’s landmark bipartisan infrastructure law, Scranton is moving forward with the historic restoration of train servicing connecting our region to New York City.

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‘Mining our Manners’: It’s time for Pa. to clean up its abandoned mines

Pa. leads the nation in abandoned mine lands. It doesn’t have to be that way

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Bucks County Towns Should Celebrate Earth Month By Promoting Clean Energy Policies

Stop Climate Change

We need to marshal the resources at every level of government, and private business, to truly transition to a green economy powered by clean, renewable energy.

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Molly Parzen: Farm Bill a bipartisan opportunity to ensure America’s bounty, sustainability

"[T]his year we have an opportunity to pass genuinely bipartisan legislation: the United States Farm Bill. Not only does this legislation represent an opportunity for Republicans and Democrats to accomplish something for the American public together, it also represents a tremendous opportunity to fight to protect our natural resources while supporting the farmers who provide for our country."

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Governor Josh Shapiro’s Budget Address Puts Environmental Priorities Front And Center

Governor Josh Shapiro

Governor Josh Shapiro’s inaugural budget address delivered on March 7 in the hall of the state House of Representatives was an enthusiastic endorsement of Pennsylvanians’ constitutional right “to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment.” 

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Important New PFAS Developments Increase Clean Water Protections, Access For Bucks County Communities

A community park occupies the site of the former Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster (also known as Johnsville). Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.

2023 has only just begun and the year is already shaping up to be an important one for environmental health and conservation, with critical new protections and funding to address environmental hazards that plague communities across Bucks County.

There have been recent positive developments around per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) which are long-lasting chemicals whose components break down very slowly over time and are harmful toxins to human and environmental health. 

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Environmental Issues Helped Power Democrats To Victory This Election

What voters want isn’t that surprising: a plan to fight climate change while creating jobs, help to mitigate flooding and sprawl, and investments to preserve open space and protect the water we drink and the air we breathe.

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Environmental groups up their election spending in PA citing ‘existential issues’

Citing “existential crises” related to climate change and environmental protection, national environmental groups are pouring millions of dollars into Pennsylvania mid-term races.

“We’ve spent vastly more money on elections in this state than we have before,” said Molly Parzen, executive director of Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania. “This is such an existential election for environmental issues in this state, particularly at the top of the ticket with the governor’s race. This has always been a must-win race for us.”

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Environmental groups help voters connect the dots on economic, environmental issues ahead of Election Day

Climate change and the economy are interrelated issues. That’s the point environmental groups across Pennsylvania are trying to make to voters ahead of the Nov. 8 general election. 

In a virtual briefing on Thursday, Katie Blume, political and policy director for Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, and Dan Taylor, Appalachian regional field organizer for Blue Green Alliance, explained how they are engaging with voters on environmental issues such as climate change ahead of the election.

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