A Farm Bill for us all
News Article • • by Michael Celec and Molly Parzen at Bucks County Herald
It’s critical that Pennsylvania lawmakers support a Farm Bill that includes the popular, cost-saving, and pro-conservation programs farmers and communities rely on to protect and preserve our state’s resources and natural beauty for generations to come.
The Farm Bill: A bipartisan opportunity to ensure America’s bounty and sustainability
News Article • • by Molly Parzen at GoErie
This 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.
Congress Must Prioritize A Farm Bill For All Americans
News Article • • by Molly Parzen at Bucks County Beacon
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.
Rail service connection to greener Scranton future
News Article • • by Paige Gebhardt Cognetti and Molly Parzen at The Times Tribune
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.
‘Mining our Manners’: It’s time for Pa. to clean up its abandoned mines
News Article • • by Chris Deluzio and Molly Parzen at Penn Capital-Star
Pa. leads the nation in abandoned mine lands. It doesn’t have to be that way
Bucks County Towns Should Celebrate Earth Month By Promoting Clean Energy Policies
News Article • • by Molly Parzen at Bucks County Beacon
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.
Molly Parzen: Farm Bill a bipartisan opportunity to ensure America’s bounty, sustainability
News Article • • by Molly Parzen at TRIBLive
"[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."
Governor Josh Shapiro’s Budget Address Puts Environmental Priorities Front And Center
News Article • • by Molly Parzen at Bucks County Beacon
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.”
Important New PFAS Developments Increase Clean Water Protections, Access For Bucks County Communities
News Article • • by Molly Parzen at Bucks County Beacon
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.
Environmental Issues Helped Power Democrats To Victory This Election
News Article • • by Molly Parzen at Bucks County Beacon
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.