Pennsylvania is home to a vast group of threatened and endangered species. From the Indiana Bat and the Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron, to the Allegheny Woodrat and the Long-eared Owl, the Commonwealth needs to secure the the future of these species.
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council sent the following letter to the Senate Game & Fisheries Committee today, offering support for Senate Bills 30 and 192. Dear Senators: In advance of tomorrow’s Senate Game & Fisheries Committee meeting, I would like to...
PEC strongly supports Senate Bill 30 (P.N. 11), which allows the Fish & Boat Commission to establish its own fees. As an independent agency not supported by General Fund revenues, it is vital that the Commission has sufficient ability to...
March 22, 2016 To: Members of the Senate Game & Fisheries Committee Re: Support for SB1166 (P.N. 1625) and SB 1168 (P.N. 1626) Dear Senators: On behalf of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC), I would like to offer our strong...
To: Members of the Pennsylvania Senate From: John Walliser, Pennsylvania Environmental Council Re: Opposition to House Bill 965 (P.N. 1885) Dear Senators: On behalf of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, I am writing to express our opposition to House Bill 965...
To: Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives From: John Walliser, Pennsylvania Environmental Council Re: Opposition to House Bill 965 (P.N. 1885) Dear Representative: On behalf of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, I am writing to express our opposition to House...
Today PEC submitted the following communication to the House of Representatives on potential legislation that would again try to curtail species protection in Pennsylvania. Dear Representative: We understand draft legislation is being circulated that is intended to replace HB1576, which...
PEC submitted the following letter to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives today in opposition to House Bill 1576, which would place unclear standards and new limitations on species protection in the Commonwealth. PEC has been actively working on this issue.
Today PEC submitted the following letter to the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee and the House Game & Fisheries Committee, who are holding a joint hearing on HB1576.
Despite what you may have heard, environmental causes resonate with Pennsylvanians from all walks of life, throughout the state, and across the political spectrum. Recent polling from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership shows Pennsylvania hunters and anglers in particular are...
Pennsylvania is getting ready to tackle the next phase of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup, with a new emphasis on getting things done at the county level. But will it be enough to get us back on track after a disappointing...
You know those images of a school of fish seeming hellbent on a mission and turning in a flash to avoid peril and course correct? The Delaware River Watershed Initiative (DRWI), recently funded for Phase 2 by the William Penn...
Mounting opposition to budget riders, DEP’s modest progress toward better clean drinking water enforcement, and good news from the Chesapeake Bay. Also: why do birds suddenly appear every time you reclaim and reforest abandoned mine lands?
…Environmental groups have often frowned on hydropower because big, new dams can wipe out habitat and displace homes and businesses. But some environmental groups are latching onto the idea of building them on pre-existing dams like Emsworth. Lindsay Baxter of the...