Category: Marcellus Shale
June 23, 2020
During a time of physical distancing when policy makers are less able to be out in their districts, it is important that constituents take opportunities to communicate their experience and opinions about the heightened public health and economic challenges. There may be something invigorating about walking up to a pillared building in your best business...
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March 27, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf signed four bills today to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania that bolster the health care system, benefit workers and schools, and reschedule the 2020 primary election for June 2. These bills were passed earlier this week by the General Assembly following their first-ever remote voting. House Bill 1232, provides $50 million...
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March 4, 2020
“The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it, for he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers.” Psalm 24: 1 On March 9, join LAMPa and creation care advocates from around the state for a press conference and rally to...
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October 9, 2018
“The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.” — Psalm 24:1 The state Senate is expected to vote imminently on harmful environmental rollbacks. Your help is needed TODAY to oppose legislation that would turn back the clock on environmental protection. House Bill 2154 is set to be voted...
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July 31, 2017
In the waning days of July, with the House already in recess until September, the state Senate passed a revenue package that for the first time includes a severance tax on Marcellus gas drilling, but trades for weakened regulations on the oil and gas industry and companion attacks on Medicaid. HB 542 will borrow $1.2...
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April 13, 2017
Here’s an opportunity to speak up for those most affected by environmental degradation. The state Department of Environmental Protection is hosting a series of environmental justice listening sessions around the Commonwealth. LAMPa is encouraging advocates to attend and share their stories or accompany and support neighbors suffering from our neglect or abuse of the environment....
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