StateImpact PA broke the news that Yesenia Bane, a special assistant to Governor Tom Wolf, is married to an oil and gas industry lobbyist. Her connection to the industry may be news, but we've known since the beginning of Wolf's campaign that he was surrounding himself with advisors and cabinet members with ties to the industry. Several, like Katie McGinty, John Hanger, and even Ed Rendell, his former boss and mentor, are surely dizzy from all the spins they've taken in the revolving door between PA state government and the oil and gas industry. They have made it easy for him to ignore the calls for help from the countless Pennsylvanians who have been profoundly harmed by fracking and related infrastructure, to ignore the scientists who have met with him, to ignore the 900 peer-reviewed studies that collectively make the case for a ban on fracking, and to consistently put the interests of the industry above those of the people he was elected to serve. He must fire Bane, scrub the oil and gas out of his entire administration, and ban fracking.

The DWP said that they could remove the thin concrete layer and add plantings to stabilize the banks without jeopardizing their timeline. I support naturalizing the banks of the Silverlake reservoir to create a more sustainable environment and support nature and wildlife in Silverlake.

Due to bypassing E.I.S. and easement grants and later PAYING fines where this should be demanding for environmental and habitat protection and a Federal law that no company or corporation may do any construction drilling nor start a project without a full map blueprint of where and how they would intend to construct and where they would be digging and drilling. THAT would show they aren't digging up sacred sights or sovereign lands and wouldn't cause harm to the environmental habitat surrounding each section of that pipeline .

We need this area to be preserved for our future generations. Current proposal is for a 20 ton bridge to be built. That type of weight capacity seems over the top for that area. We have very little information for future intentions with a bridge of that capacity. We must protect that area from development and overuse. At the meeting they said the bridge is 99% a done deal. That means WE have 1% to stop it! It can be done!

Governor Wolf has just announced a new program to finance even more fracked gas pipelines in Pennsylvania. Worse yet, he wants to fund the program by taking money from a fund dedicated to renewable energy projects. Fracked gas pipelines are already causing serious harm in our state. Earlier this year, a pipeline exploded in in Westmoreland County, causing severe injury and property damage. A gasoline pipeline operated by Sunoco Logistics ruptured in Lycoming County, bringing tens of thousands of gallons of oil into the Susquehanna River. This program would set back Pennsylvania and lock us further in to a dirty fossil fuel future. The only way to make our state's future brighter is to build our investment in renewable energy Sign the petition to Governor Wolf to urge him to stop this terrible pipeline program before it gets started.

President Obama has established more new national monuments than any president in history, but there is still work left to be done. Congress keeps trying to undermine laws that protect our lands and polluters like the Koch brothers are gunning to open new areas to destructive mining. The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is joining environmental advocates around the country to urge President Obama to keep protecting our lands and establish Utah’s Bears Ears region, El Paso’s Castner Range, the Gold Butte region in Nevada, and the area surrounding the Grand Canyon as national monuments. We have already seen President Obama is willing to act, but only if we raise our voices loud enough.

The election might be over, but the fight for the environment and the future of our planet is gearing up to be one of the most grueling, intense battles yet. People who care about the environment, who are worried about the dangers of climate change, and who want to save our only planet before it’s too late must rally together and fight back harder than ever. Take the pledge to stand with LCV and do everything in your power to make sure we not only defend the last eight years of progress, but find a way to move forward!

The Obama Administration just finalized its offshore drilling plan for 2017-22, taking Atlantic AND Arctic drilling off the table. This is a huge victory for our oceans! But Big Oil remains determined to drill in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and President-elect Trump has vowed to inflict Big Oil on our public lands and waters. We need more durable protections to help withstand the coming fossil fuel onslaught. President Obama has the authority to permanently protect the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans from offshore drilling — but he must take action before Trump takes over.

With a climate change denier headed to the White House, we must speak out louder than ever have before to force Donald Trump to recognize the imminent danger of climate change. If we stay silent, we could easily see the last eight years of progress wiped out and the climate crisis becoming much, much worse. Trump listens to TV and Twitter; we know because we have seen him talk about it for the last year. If we stand strong together and draw attention to this global crisis, we can force him to take actions his advisors would never dream of.

Most Americans support climate action and a transition to clean, renewable energy, regardless of party affiliation. We know that climate change poses an urgent threat to our national security, public health, economy, and many other facets of American life. That’s why putting climate denier Myron Ebell in charge of the EPA transition is unacceptable and nominating him to run the EPA would be even worse. Ebell cannot adequately protect Americans if he doesn’t believe the threat is real. Urge President-elect Trump to listen to the majority of Americans who support climate action. We need to protect the unprecedented progress we’ve made in addressing climate change and make sure Myron Ebell stays far away from the EPA.

To try to protect water and the rights of indigenous people to their land. And stop illegal and near-deadly force against peaceful protesters by law enforcement.

There is currently a pending lawsuit related to Sabal Trail that was filed against FERC by Sierra Club, Flint Riverkeeper and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper in the U.S. District Court of Appeals in D.C. that challenges FERC’s approval of the Southeast Market Pipeline, saying FERC did not analyze the climate impacts of the project and did not research less environmentally destructive routes. Burning 1.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas each day is in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Sabal Trail Pipeline, a 515-mile project is slated to gouge its way through the Floridan Aquifer, through our sensitive karst geology, wetlands and under numerous rivers, including the Withlacoochee, Suwannee, and Flint Rivers, endangering the source of drinking water for up to 90% of north and Central Florida’s residents. Construction and drilling releases hazardous materials, and can leak and explode into waterways. Sabal Trail is cutting through the center of Florida’s world-famous springs, and would endanger our most valuable asset. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, is funded through fees from the industry itself, a severe form of crony capitalism, and is a rubber-stamp operation for the oil and gas industry. In the case of Sabal Trail Pipeline, there have been many discrepancies between what Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC reported to FERC and realities on the ground like sinkholes and cave systems within close proximity of the proposed pipeline. Land has been taken through eminent domain when much of the gas will be exported. The permitting process is faulty. There must be environmental justice for Floridians. Floridians rely on our precious water resources and tourist industry. We need a legislature concerned with sea-level rise, and interested in balancing sustainable development with responsible business practices. Please stop Sabal Trail Pipeline