Highway boondoggle in Erie will cut off communities from the Lake Erie waterfront
A new report details why the wasteful Bayfront Parkway project should be reconsidered.
Rivers & lakes
Our country’s lakes, rivers and streams give life to ecosystems and people alike from coast to coast. Now it’s time we protect them as the life-giving resources they are.
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Statement: Senate rejects amendment that would speed approval of polluting projects
Four decades later, another win for the Boundary Waters
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Update: Environmental law under threat
Report: 9 billion gallons of sewage, stormwater overflowing into Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers
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Safe for Swimming 2021 Edition
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All of America’s waters should be safe for swimming. Fixing our infrastructure is the first step
Congress is providing more funding for infrastructure to help keep our waters clean.
Bacteria pose risk at 100% of Erie beaches tested
Erie, PA – With Pennsylvanians returning to local beaches this summer, a new report warns that more work is needed to ensure that all waters are safe for swimming. In 2020, two Erie County beaches were potentially unsafe for swimming on at least 25% of the days they were tested, according to PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center’s annual analysis of bacteria testing, Safe for Swimming?. The report comes as Congress considers investments in water infrastructure.
Statement: Bipartisan bill a big leap forward for America’s clean water infrastructure
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 (H.R. 1915) on Wednesday. The bill would authorize $40 billion over five years for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program that provides communities with low-cost financing for clean water infrastructure projects. Additionally, H.R. 1915 includes provisions designed to both assist small or financially disadvantaged communities and dedicate 15 percent of the funding to state grants for green infrastructure improvements.
Microplastics found in every sampled Pennsylvania waterway
Plastic is everywhere and in everything — and Pennsylvania’s waterways are no exception.
Fracking banned in the Delaware River watershed
For 15 million people, drinking water will stay fracking-free.