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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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CVPA lauds Gov.-Elect Shapiro for Including Environmental Champion on Transition Team

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Executive Director Molly Parzen has issued the following statement in response to Gov.-Elect Josh Shapiro's decision to appoint CVPA Political and Legislative Director Katie Blume to his transition team.

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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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Conservation Voters of PA hails election of environmental champion Josh Shapiro as next gover

Governor-elect Shapiro has long been a friend and ally of the environmental community. Josh Shapiro's victory represents a sweeping vindication – not just for the environment over powerful corporate interests but also for democracy itself.

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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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Bucks County Must Prioritize Open Space, Environmental Protection In Planning Process

The Bucks County Planning Commission is currently developing its Bucks 2040 Comprehensive Plan: the first update to the county’s master plan since 2011. It will have a tremendous impact on the quality of life for Bucks County residents. So we’re calling on county officials to make a special effort to address long-standing racial and socioeconomic disparities by focusing on increasing open space in communities that have long been excluded.

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Pa. missing out on millions as RGGI battle trudges on

Pennsylvania is missing out on millions of dollars in revenue from carbon-allowance auctions that are part of a multi-state initiative to combat climate change as legal challenges to the commonwealth’s involvement in the initiative continue. 

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LCV Victory Fund’s state affiliates invest $3.3 Million to turn out Climate Voters

Today, LCV Victory Fund’s state affiliates are announcing a $3.3 million investment in governors races across the country. Ads in Pennsylvania will contrast Doug Mastriano’s record voting against pollution safeguards and for oil company tax breaks with Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s record holding big polluters accountable for water and public safety violations and fighting Trump-era EPA efforts to weaken federal protections. Mastriano is also on the 2022 Dirty Dozen in the States.

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Anti-Pollution Ads to Run in PA Governor’s Race

Two environmental political action committees are launching a $500,000 independent expenditure campaign today in support of Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for governor in Pennsylvania.

The television ads by Conservation Voters of PA Victory Fund and NRDC Action Votes feature a nurse describing the harmful effects of air pollution on her patients and Republican Doug Mastriano’s opposition to action that would help curb that pollution.

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