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Scranton Times Editorial: Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells, Abandoned Responsibility

PA Environment Daily

This editorial first appeared in the Scranton Times on February 24, 2023 -- Many state lawmakers long ago abandoned their constitutional duty to preserve the environment by instead representing the natural gas industry. Now, a report by the state Department of Environmental Protection reflects that legislative malpractice.

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Editorial: Protect Lake Michigan from toxic sites along its shore, while there’s still time

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Read the editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times. Toxic materials must be buffered from the lake, and techniques such as wetlands restoration … Continue reading Editorial: Protect Lake Michigan from toxic sites along its shore, while there’s still time. The time to remove that threat is now.

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Editorial: Think climate change in Florida is just flooded roads? Think again. Think housing.

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Read the full editorial in the Miami Herald. We know sea rise is threatening South Florida neighborhoods. But a new global climate change report, written by 270 researchers from 67 countries, documents ways that climate change is affecting us right now. One of those ways is in our already unaffordable housing market.

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New Editorial Board Member: Takahiro Fujioka

Water Research & Technology

We are pleased to announce that Takahiro Fujioka (Nagasaki University, Japan) is joining the Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology team as an Editorial Board member. Takahiro is an Associate Professor at Nagasaki University, Japan.

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Sun-Times editorial: To protect our health and environment, limit use of toxic ‘forever chemical’ PFAS

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Read the full editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times. PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are everywhere, including in some of our drinking water and in cosmetics, and 97% of people carry PFAS in their blood. Illinois legislators are working on proposals to limit PFAS use.

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Citizens Voice Editorial: PA Supreme Court Reaffirms Environmental Quality Is A Right Not A Luxury In Shale Gas Drilling Ruling

PA Environment Daily

The following editorial first appeared in the Citizens Voice on May 17, 2023 -- Breathe easy. The state constitution’s Environmental Rights Amendment is not a gratuitous statement.

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Scranton Times Editorial: Pennsylvania’s Forests, Outdoor Spaces Among Our Greatest Assets

PA Environment Daily

This editorial first appeared in the Scranton Times-Tribune September 10, 2022 -- Pennsylvania’s spectacular forests and other outdoor spaces have been among its greatest assets for its entire history. They are fundamental not only to the state’s quality of life, but to its environmental quality and broader economy.