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Truth in recycling
Does Amazon’s plastic packaging actually get recycled? We placed trackers in bundles of Amazon shipping materials, and put them in store drop bins to see where they ended up.
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Solar panels: How federal tax credits can help you pay for them
Pennsylvania’s local laws reducing plastic waste
Recording of Rooftop Solar on the Rise webinar
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Rooftop solar on the rise
Small-scale solar energy – most of which is installed on rooftops – is growing rapidly in the U.S., producing 10 times as much power in 2022 as a decade earlier.
PennEnvironment and Clean Air Council V. US Steel Motion for Entry and Proposed Consent Decree
Letter of Support for Senate Bill 986
On behalf of PennEnvironment and our citizen members across the Commonwealth, I am writing in support of Senate Bill 986 (Sens Robinson, Kane, Haywood).
Recording of Renewables on the Rise: Success Stories webinar
Phil Coupe from ReVision Energy and Ken Kimmell from Avangrid join Environment America's Johanna Neumann and Frontier Group's Tony Dutzik explore renewable energy successes and share resources
Plastic bag bans work
Well-designed single-use plastic bag bans have successfully reduced plastic bag use and associated litter and pollution. Use the Single-use Plastic Bag Ban Waste Reduction Calculator to estimate the impact where you live.