Ed Schroth’s love of the environment started when he was a boy. He spent much his time in the woods and streams in the North Hills. Growing up in Ross gave him the chance to connect with nature in a...
Volunteers, including Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) staff and DCNR Bureau of Forestry personnel kicked off a large tree-planting operation throughout Weiser State Forest on April 30. More than a dozen people planted around 1,500 seedlings on the day, with 4,000...
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — The Schuylkill River Towns Program (SRTP), an initiative of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, is hosting two community events in the Phoenixville area this month. On Saturday, May 7, SRTP will be hosting a tour of the Lock...
A local student volunteer group that has helped repair nearly 20 miles of damaged streams in Crawford County is a winner of the 2016 Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards, announced by Dominion and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC). Representatives of the...
This Earth Day, it’s easy to point to the many problems plaguing our planet and feel overwhelmed — global climate change, massive species extinction, ocean acidification, collapsing fisheries, deforestation, overpopulation, the list goes on and on. The challenge seems immense....
A collaborative effort between shale gas producers and nonprofits aimed at encouraging drilling policies that protect land, air and water has issued certifications to its fourth industry partner. Downtown-based EQT Corp. received the Center for Sustainable Shale Development’s approval after...
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council will host a nighttime group bike ride on Saturday, April 16. The ride will wind through Center City beginning at 8 p.m. Meeting location will be the intersection of 25th Street and Spruce Street. LED light arrays...
Blawnox officials are banking on the borough’s riverfront property to draw visitors and boost the town’s economy. The borough has joined the Allegheny River Town Program, a two-year initiative that the Pennsylvania Environmental Council sponsors. So far, the council has...
Gov. Tom Wolf made his promised veto of House Bill 1327 a reality Friday, sending the disapproved Fiscal Code bill back to the House of Representatives. The Fiscal Code bill serves as the spending and policy roadmap for the budget...
Those who use the Rails to Trails hiking and biking trail will soon be able to enjoy a new picnic area being built in a hemlock grove just off the trail parking lot on East Broad Street in Hazleton. Bob...
NEWPORT TWP. — Residents of Newport Township and the surrounding areas came together on Saturday to make sure Pennsylvania stays beautiful. About 20 volunteers met at the township municipal building to kick off Newport’s contribution to the Keep America Beautiful...
*Article by PEC President Davitt Woodwell and Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp. Speaking to a petroleum industry audience in Houston recently, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said, “we can and we must do more to reduce methane emissions...