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2023 Wildfire Season coverage guide: data, resources and interview opportunities

2023 Wildfire Season coverage guide: data, resources and interview opportunities

The Public Interest Network (which includes PIRG, Environment America and state groups in often-impacted Western and Southwestern states including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Texas and Washington) is sharing information to help contextualize the major environmental, health and consumer concerns posed by the wildfires that will inevitably come this summer.

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Hundreds of thousands call on the EPA to slash soot pollution

Clean air

Hundreds of thousands call on the EPA to slash soot pollution

Advocates with Environment America, PennEnvironment and U.S. PIRG joined other health and environmental groups to deliver more than 500,000 public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters Tuesday in support of stronger limits on soot pollution.

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PA legislators celebrate Energy Efficiency Day with bill to save $250M on electric bills, reduce 350,000 tons of carbon annually

Energy efficiency

PA legislators celebrate Energy Efficiency Day with bill to save $250M on electric bills, reduce 350,000 tons of carbon annually

In celebration of World Energy Efficiency Day, State Representatives Jennifer O’Mara and Tom Mehaffie partnered with State Senator Lindsey Williams to announce their introduction of statewide energy efficiency standards for a set of commonly used appliances.

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