Pennsylvania Legacies

An update on recent environmental legislation and other state government activity with PEC’s policy team, and a postcard from our recent Earth Day tree-planting event at Pinchot State Forest.

Pennsylvania looks for an on-ramp to the EV revolution, and Environmental Defense Fund launches a first-of-its kind initiative to track methane emissions from space.

This week marks a major milestone in one of PEC’s most important projects, as the William Penn Foundation (WPF) announces more than 40-million dollars in new funding for the Delaware River Watershed Initiative (DRWI). Launched in 2014, the DRWI is a wide-ranging conservation effort being undertaken by dozens of groups in four states to protect and restore clean water resources throughout the Delaware River watershed. We talk about DRWI’s next stage with WPF’s Andrew Johnson, and with PEC’s Susan Myerov and Patrick Starr.

The site of an archaeological dig in Lycoming County becomes a vibrant community park with help from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund. Another success story to mark the Keystone Fund's 25th anniversary, and a chat with PEC's new Senior Policy Adviser for Energy & Climate, on this episode.

Nobody knows exactly how much methane is released each year by Pennsylvania's oil and gas industry. But a new Environmental Defense Fund analysis suggests actual emissions could be as high as five times the state's official estimate.

Author and advocate Richard Louv has been writing for years about the connection between human health and our relationship to the outdoors. He joins us with a preview of his upcoming Philadelphia appearance as part of Tookany-Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership’s “Nature Talks” lecture series.

A new art exhibition at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education invites visitors to consider how much of our awareness -- or lack of awareness -- about the landscapes we inhabit is shaped by names. The pieces in "Learn a River's Name" set out to formulate new terms and vocabularies for understanding watersheds, and for creating new bonds of stewardship between people and the land.

Since its inception in 1993, the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund has made possible the creation or improvement of thousands of community assets – everything from trails and green space to libraries and historic sites.

In honor of the Keystone Fund's 25th anniversary, we're featuring testimonials from Pennsylvanians whose lives have been enriched through those investments.

Though they may look similar superficially, each of the suburban communities that make up Montgomery County has its own unique qualities… and its own challenges. But one thing they all have in common is a shared stake in the health of Wissahickon Creek.

In part 3 of our series on the Wissahickon Clean Water Partnership, we focus on the stakeholders, and what's at stake for them individually, in conversation with Upper Dublin Township Manager Paul Leonard and Lower Gwynedd Township Supervisor Mark Grey.

In our final episode of 2017: why Pennsylvania veterans are joining the call for responsible controls on methane emissions in the natural gas industry, and an update on voting for 2018 Pennsylvania River of the Year.