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| 2010-02-10 | |
| PennEnvironment, Erie County Environmental Coalition and Gaia Defense League applauded the recent agreement regarding ongoing Clean Water Act violations by the Millcreek Township Sewer Authority and their suit against the facility. | |
| 2009-12-01 | |
| In the face of ongoing environmental damage and public health threats posed by Marcellus Shale drilling, a statewide environmental advocacy group released a new policy blueprint today that will tackle these challenges as drilling continues across the Commonwealth. | |
| 2009-10-21 | |
| Industrial facilities dumped over 10 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Pennsylvania’s waterways, according to a report released today by PennEnvironment. | |
| 2009-09-16 | |
| As the House Natural Resources Committee holds hearings on reforms to the nation’s oil and gas program, more than 160 community and national organizations across the country signed on to a letter of support for passage of legislation that would protect drinking water from the growing impacts of hydraulic fracturing, a process used in most natural gas drilling projects. | |
| 2009-07-29 | |
| As Americans flock to beaches around the country, PennEnvironment reported that beach closings and advisories due to pollution increased last year at Lake Erie and the Jersey shore but held steady at Delaware beaches, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council’s 19th annual beachwater quality report. PennEnvironment called for increased federal funding and faster testing for beachwater pollution. | |
| 2009-05-12 | |
| The Obama administration and U.S. EPA has unveiled an executive order that declares "a new era of shared federal leadership" to work toward Chesapeake Bay cleanup. | |
| 2008-09-28 | |
| The U.S. House passed critical legislation on Sunday which will clean up toxic pollution in Lake Erie and throughout the Great Lakes. PennEnvironment Director David Masur issued a statement in response... | |
| 2008-07-29 | |
| As millions of Americans flock to beaches around the country, PennEnvironment reported that beach closings and warnings due to pollution dropped last year at Pennsylvania's Lake Erie beaches, according to the Natural Resource Defense Council's 18th annual beach water quality report. | |
| 2008-07-08 | |
| With all eyes focused on the legislature’s annual budget process, a little-known but critical proposal to protect the Great Lakes—including Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie—garnered approval from the state Senate and moved to the desk of Governor Rendell for final sign off. | |
| 2008-03-10 | |
| Today’s findings by the Associated Press confirm what PennEnvironment has suspected for some time: that prescription drugs and other medicines are now in the tap water for millions of Americans. Many of the nation’s top health experts have predicted this growing threat for years and have warned about the impending challenge of protecting U.S. drinking water supplies from increased contamination due to pharmaceutical drugs. | |
| 2007-10-11 | |
| More than half of industrial and municipal facilities across Pennsylvania recently discharged more pollution into our waterways than their Clean Water Act permits allowed, according to Troubled Waters: An analysis of Clean Water Act compliance. | |
| 2007-04-10 | |
| PITTSBURGH—A statewide environmental group filed a federal lawsuit today against Reliant Energy, Inc., alleging illegal discharges of potentially toxic metals into the Conemaugh River from the company’s Conemaugh Generating Station, a large coal-fired power plant located in New Florence, Pennsylvania. | |
| 2007-02-06 | |
| JOHNSTOWN, PA– Two environmental groups and their local members announced today that they intend to sue Reliant Energy, Inc., for repeatedly discharging more than two million gallons of wastewater per day containing illegal levels of potentially toxic metals into the Conemaugh River from the company’s Conemaugh Generating Station, a large coal-fired power plant located in New Florence, Pennsylvania. | |
| 2006-11-22 | |
| HARRISBURG—In a monumental victory for Pennsylvania’s environment and public health, the Pennsylvania Legislature was expected to conclude its ‘lame duck’ session Wednesday without voting on measures that would have blocked the Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles Program and the Rendell administration’s mercury reduction plan. Movement by the Legislature on these rollback measures was considered the last potential hurdle for both environmental programs, and they are now expected to be fully implemented. | |
| 2006-11-17 | |
| HARRISBURG—The state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) today voted overwhelmingly to approve implementation of the Rendell administration’s plan to require Pennsylvania’s power plants to reduce mercury pollution by 90 percent by 2015. | |
| 2006-11-16 | |
| HARRISBURG—The state Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) today voted 3-2 to approve implementation of the Rendell administration’s plan to require Pennsylvania’s power plants to reduce mercury pollution by 90 percent by 2015. | |
| 2006-09-01 | |
| HARRISBURG—Nearly 11,000 Pennsylvanians submitted comments regarding the Rendell administration's plan to require Pennsylvania's power plants to reduce mercury pollution beyond weaker federal standards. | |
| 2006-07-02 | |
| HARRISBURG—In a monumental—albeit temporary—victory for Pennsylvania’s environment and public health, the Pennsylvania House left Harrisburg for its summer recess Sunday without voting on the so-called “Clean Air Mercury Compliance Act†(Senate Bill 1201 and House Bill 2610), which would have derailed the Rendell administration’s plan to require Pennsylvania’s power plants to reduce mercury pollution beyond weaker federal standards. This dangerous legislation could still come up for a vote, though, when the legislature returns to Harrisburg in the fall. | |
| 2006-06-27 | |
| PHILADELPHIA—Pennsylvania citizens turned out in droves this week to public hearings on the Rendell administration’s mercury reduction plan for Pennsylvania’s coal-fired power plants. The vast majority of citizens attending the crowded hearings testified in support of the administration’s proposal, which would require Pennsylvania’s power plants to reduce toxic mercury pollution by 90% by 2015. | |
| 2006-06-23 | |
| Nearly 35 years after the passage of the federal Clean Water Act, Philadelphia residents were recently shown how our rivers, lakes and streams remain vulnerable to industrial and municipal pollutants at levels that can damage our environment and threaten public health. | |
| 2006-06-20 | |
| HARRISBURG—The Pennsylvania Senate voted 40-10 today in support of the so-called “Clean Air Mercury Compliance Act†(Senate Bill 1201), which would derail the Rendell administration’s plan to require Pennsylvania’s power plants to reduce mercury pollution beyond weaker federal standards. SB 1201 will now be sent to the House of Representatives for consideration. | |
| 2006-06-19 | |
| PHILADELPHIA— In handing down the first major environmental decisions since the Supreme Court added Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito, the U Court issued a split decision today in two Clean Water Act cases, Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. Army Corps of Engineers. | |
| 2006-06-13 | |
| HARRISBURG—The Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted 10-1 today in support of the so-called “Clean Air Mercury Compliance Act†(Senate Bill 1201), which would derail the Rendell administration’s plan to require Pennsylvania’s power plants to reduce mercury pollution beyond weaker federal standards. SB 1201 will now be sent to the full Senate for a vote. | |
| 2006-04-19 | |
| HARRISBURG—Bills have been introduced in the state House of Representatives and state Senate that would block the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) from requiring Pennsylvania’s power plants to reduce mercury pollution beyond weaker federal standards. The controversial “Clean Air Mercury Compliance Act†(HB 2610 and SB 1201) would prohibit Pennsylvania from joining with several other states—including New Jersey—in adopting mercury standards that go beyond the Bush administration’s rule. | |
| 2006-03-23 | |
| PHILDELPHIA—Over fifty-seven percent of industrial and municipal facilities across Pennsylvania discharged more pollution into the state’s waterways than their Clean Water Act permits allow between July 2003 and December 2004, according to "Troubled Waters: An Analysis Of Clean Water Act Compliance," a new report released today by PennEnvironment. | |
| 2005-11-29 | |
| PennEnvironment applauds DEP for working to address the issue of nutrient pollution in Pennsylvania. At the same time, we believe that further steps must be taken to strengthen the final guidance to ensure the strongest implementation to reduce nutrient pollution and protect Pennsylvania’s water resources. | |
| 2005-09-08 | |
| PHILADELPHIA—As state officials debate a proposal to cut mercury emissions from Pennsylvania’s coal-fired power plants, a new PennEnvironment report shows that Pennsylvania ranked 3rd in the nation for power plant mercury pollution in 2003 and was home to the first- and fourth-ranked counties nationally for power plant mercury pollution. | |
| 2005-09-05 | |
| As the National Guard arrives on the scene and relief efforts step up, it is of paramount importance that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Gulf-coast state agencies inform first responders, relief workers, and the public of any toxic-chemical threats in the areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Those agencies should immediately release the list of chemicals stored in the dozens of oil refineries and chemical plants in the area, with information on possible health and safety threats and how they can be avoided. | |
| 2005-08-16 | |
| HARRISBURG—State officials moved closer today to a mercury rule for power plants that could fall well short of protecting Pennsylvanians’ public health. | |
| 2005-08-04 | |
| Springfield, PA -- Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture), PennEnvironment, Sierra Club’s Pennsylvania Chapter, Republicans for Environmental Protection and Physicians for Social Responsibility today called for the Pennsylvania Department of Environment Protection (DEP) to protect the health of Pennsylvanians by requiring 90 percent mercury reductions from the state’s coal-fired power plants. | |
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