While PA Environment Digest’s priority is to highlight positive examples of environmental and energy leadership, 2022 is an election year which demands accountability to voters.

Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips--

-- Republicans On Senate Committee Report Out Bill Exempting Conventional Oil & Gas Wells From Plugging Bonds Sticking Taxpayers With $5.1 Billion In Cleanup Liability  [PaEN]

-- Most UNwanted List: Lookout For Bad Environmental, Energy Provisions During Final Budget Week  [PaEN]

-- Daily Item: 20.5% Of All The Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Statewide Goes To One State Senate District -  Sen. Yaw (R-Lycoming); 47.5% Of Statewide Revenue Goes To Just 2 Senate Districts-- Sen. Yaw and Sen. Bartolotta

-- Sen. Bartolotta: 27% Of All County, Municipal Distributions Of Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees For The Entire State Goes To One Republican State Senate District - Greene, Washington, Beaver Counties  [Marcellus Shale Coalition]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Dr. Oz’s Misinformed Oil & Natural Gas Policies - Penn State Public Policy Student

-- Spotlight PA: DEP Waited More Than 2 Years To Test Wells For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ After Finding Nearby Contamination Near State College Airport

-- Warren Times: Tanker Truck Leaking Sulfuric Acid On Miles Of Roads In Warren County Into New York State Caused Road Closures, Detours

-- PennLive: DCNR Staffing Shortages Force More Than Half Of State Park Pools To Close Or Reduce Hours

Want to have a positive impact on issues like this?  Tell your Senate and House members they need to act to protect and restore Pennsylvania’s environment and support the tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians who do-- not slide backwards.

Click Here to find your member of the state General Assembly.

Going The RIGHT WAY:

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[Posted: July 3, 2022]

7/4/2022