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Trouble in the air

Millions of Americans are breathing polluted air, and global warming is making it worse.

The Philly Healthy Schools Initiative

Philadelphia school buildings are plagued with environmental health threats, from lead in paint and drinking water, to asbestos, to common asthma triggers such as mold.

#WildlifeOverWaste

Plastic foam cups and containers are ending up in our oceans, polluting our water and harming wildlife, but a new proposal would be the single biggest step our country takes to keep plastic out of our environment.

Get on the electric bus

A look at six early adopters of electric buses

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News Release | PennEnvironment

Statement: Senate introduces Clean Economy Act

WASHINGTON -- A new bill, introduced today by Sen. Tom Carper and co-sponsored by 33 members, calls for a national goal of net-zero emissions of global warming pollution in the United States by midcentury.

News Release | PennEnvironment

PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE APPROVES POTENTIALLY BILLIONS IN TAX BREAKS FOR FRACKERS, SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

[Philadelphia, PA] – On the day of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s annual budget address, members of the state legislature voted to give the fracking and petrochemical industry a massive tax break that could equal up to $660 million per project in lost revenue for the Commonwealth, making it harder to fund environmental protection, education, and other important priorities for the state. 

House Bill 1100 would subsidize fracking, petrochemical, and single-use plastic production. The proposal was met with broad opposition from environmental organizations. 

News Release | PennEnvironment

PennEnvironment calls for 100% renewable energy

[Harrisburg, PA] -- Following landmark 100 percent renewable energy victories in New Mexico, Maine, and Washington in 2019, Environment America is launching its 2020 campaign for 100 percent clean renewable energy around the country this week. Here in Pennsylvania, PennEnvironment is continuing to build support for its 100% renewable energy campaign, which launched in the beginning of 2018.

Report | PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center

Trouble in the Air

News Release | PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center

New Study: Pennsylvanians breathed months of dirty air in 2018

[PITTSBURGH, PA] – Millions of Pennsylvanians across the state are breathing months’ worth of poor air quality due to pollution in 2018, according to a new report released today by the PennEnvironment  Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group. The groups' report was released as Pittsburgh and other metropolitan areas experienced unhealthy air days this month, an uncommon experience in wintertime for the Commonwealth's cities.

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We’ve lost a colleague and friend.

Ed Johnson, president of Environment America, our national network of state environmental groups, and director of our network's outreach and citizen engagement programs, has passed away. A remembrance of Ed’s life and work.