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Scranton Times Editorial: Give Teeth To DEP Environmental Justice Policy

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This editorial first appeared in the Scranton Times August 27, 2023 -- Environmental degradation sometimes flows from natural circumstances. The presence of valuable minerals in a particular place draws mining to extract them, for example. Photo: Keystone Landfill, Lackawanna County, Scranton Times.) 16; Public Comments Accepted Thru Oct.

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Republican Herald Editorial: Gas Industry Appeased Too Long

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The following editorial was published in the Republican Herald on December 19, 2022 -- That didn’t take long. Just months after the massive, taxpayer-subsidized Shell petrochemical refinery in Butler County began operations, the state Department of Environmental Protection has cited it for substantial air pollution.

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Republican Herald Editorial: Health Depends On Regulation Of Oil & Gas Development

PA Environment Daily

This editorial first appeared in the Republican Herald on August 22, 2023 -- Enthusiastic gas-drilling advocates in the state Legislature long have fallen over themselves in their hast to get out of the industry’s way.

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Citizens Voice Editorial: ‘Protection’ Still Core Of DEP’s Job

PA Environment Daily

This editorial first appeared in the Citizens Voice on June 9, 2023 -- Farcically claiming that the state Department of Environmental Protection is an intimidating regulatory bully, state Senate Republicans have decided to promote a culture change at the agency by renaming it the Department of Environmental Services.

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Republican Herald Editorial: Implement Reforms For Natural Gas Drilling, Fracking

PA Environment Daily

This editorial first appeared in the Republican Herald on April 30, 2023 -- Lawmakers were so eager to accommodate the natural gas industry nearly two decades ago that they opened the rich Marcellus Shale gas field without an adequate regulatory regime. Now, the state continues to play catch-up.

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Republican Herald Editorial: Wildlife Corridors Would Help Drivers, Animals

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The editorial first appeared in the Republican Herald on September 22, 2023 -- Dead animals are a sad and common sight along Pennsylvania’s highways, but the damage isn’t limited to the unfortunate animals that try to cross highways. About 200 people die every year in vehicle collisions with animals on U.S.

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Citizens Voice Editorial: State Insists On Paying Polluters

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This editorial first appeared in the Scranton Times and Citizens Voice on October 28, 2022-- Pennsylvania has failed to get a piece of the new domestic wave of high-tech, next-generation microchip production, as major producers have broken ground on nearly $100 billion worth of new plants in Arizona, Ohio and upstate New York.