PennFuture
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Pennsylvania's environmental advocate and watchdog fighting against potential threats to PA's clean air, pure water, and healthy climate since 1998.
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PA residents are paying more every month for electricity — and the causes are no mystery. Overreliance on costly fossil fuels and inaction in Harrisburg have pushed us into an energy affordability crisis.
Add Your Name to Support the Energy Affordability Agenda
Add your voice to show our leaders in Harrisburg that the time to address our out of control electric bills with bold, commonsense, 21st century solutions is now!
action.conservationpa.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM
PA residents are paying more every month for electricity — and the causes are no mystery. Overreliance on costly fossil fuels and inaction in Harrisburg have pushed us into an energy affordability crisis.
On-Air: 6abc Action News (Philadelphia) interviewed PennFuture's Government Affairs Director, Adam Nagel, about the deepening energy crisis and what needs to be done to PA's power grid.
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#electricitybill #energycrisis #philadelphia
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#electricitybill #energycrisis #philadelphia
Shapiro warns of 'crisis' as governors dmand PJM boost power capacity
The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors on Friday tried to step up pressure on the operator of the nation's largest electric grid.
6abc.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
On-Air: 6abc Action News (Philadelphia) interviewed PennFuture's Government Affairs Director, Adam Nagel, about the deepening energy crisis and what needs to be done to PA's power grid.
6abc.com/post/shapiro...
#electricitybill #energycrisis #philadelphia
6abc.com/post/shapiro...
#electricitybill #energycrisis #philadelphia
For MLK Jr. Day, we helped compile a list of free admission events throughout Pennsylvania. Check out the slides below!
One way to honor Dr. King is to stand up for equal access to shared public spaces.
While President Trump cancelled free entry to national parks this MLK Day, PA state parks remain free every day — and we’re excited to share these free events happening across the state on 1/19.
While President Trump cancelled free entry to national parks this MLK Day, PA state parks remain free every day — and we’re excited to share these free events happening across the state on 1/19.
January 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
For MLK Jr. Day, we helped compile a list of free admission events throughout Pennsylvania. Check out the slides below!
Check out @wesa.fm's story on PennFuture & @conservationpa.bsky.social's Energy Affordability Agenda!
“Whether it's price or whether it's the ability to keep the lights on, no longer can we afford to rely on one form of energy as our predominant source of electricity."
www.wesa.fm/environment-...
“Whether it's price or whether it's the ability to keep the lights on, no longer can we afford to rely on one form of energy as our predominant source of electricity."
www.wesa.fm/environment-...
Renewables could help with energy affordability in Pennsylvania, advocates say
PennFuture and Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania are offering an agenda they say can help get costs under control.
www.wesa.fm
January 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Check out @wesa.fm's story on PennFuture & @conservationpa.bsky.social's Energy Affordability Agenda!
“Whether it's price or whether it's the ability to keep the lights on, no longer can we afford to rely on one form of energy as our predominant source of electricity."
www.wesa.fm/environment-...
“Whether it's price or whether it's the ability to keep the lights on, no longer can we afford to rely on one form of energy as our predominant source of electricity."
www.wesa.fm/environment-...
TOMORROW IN PHILLY!
PennFuture's Jessica O'Neill is at UPENN 11:15 AM discussing "Clean Water and Rivers: Understand ecological remediation, public waterways, urban water infrastructure, hydrology, and stormwater management as intertwined challenges."
RSVP: upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
PennFuture's Jessica O'Neill is at UPENN 11:15 AM discussing "Clean Water and Rivers: Understand ecological remediation, public waterways, urban water infrastructure, hydrology, and stormwater management as intertwined challenges."
RSVP: upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:26 PM
TOMORROW IN PHILLY!
PennFuture's Jessica O'Neill is at UPENN 11:15 AM discussing "Clean Water and Rivers: Understand ecological remediation, public waterways, urban water infrastructure, hydrology, and stormwater management as intertwined challenges."
RSVP: upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
PennFuture's Jessica O'Neill is at UPENN 11:15 AM discussing "Clean Water and Rivers: Understand ecological remediation, public waterways, urban water infrastructure, hydrology, and stormwater management as intertwined challenges."
RSVP: upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Pennsylvania’s energy prices are rising fast — and working families are feeling it every month. Across the Commonwealth, people are paying more for electricity that’s becoming less reliable, while political gridlock in Harrisburg delays urgently needed reforms. 1/3 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Pennsylvania’s energy prices are rising fast — and working families are feeling it every month. Across the Commonwealth, people are paying more for electricity that’s becoming less reliable, while political gridlock in Harrisburg delays urgently needed reforms. 1/3 🧵
PA’s energy prices are climbing — and it’s not because families are using more electricity.
We just released a new Energy Affordability Agenda with Conservation Voters of PA that explains how fossil fuels have fueled this crisis and steps our leaders must take to reverse course: bit.ly/4qGrUBv
We just released a new Energy Affordability Agenda with Conservation Voters of PA that explains how fossil fuels have fueled this crisis and steps our leaders must take to reverse course: bit.ly/4qGrUBv
January 15, 2026 at 2:07 PM
PA’s energy prices are climbing — and it’s not because families are using more electricity.
We just released a new Energy Affordability Agenda with Conservation Voters of PA that explains how fossil fuels have fueled this crisis and steps our leaders must take to reverse course: bit.ly/4qGrUBv
We just released a new Energy Affordability Agenda with Conservation Voters of PA that explains how fossil fuels have fueled this crisis and steps our leaders must take to reverse course: bit.ly/4qGrUBv
EPA is weighing changes that could weaken clean air protections by sidelining health benefits and new science.
Public health should come first. Clean air saves lives.
#pollution #EPA #cleanair
Public health should come first. Clean air saves lives.
#pollution #EPA #cleanair
January 14, 2026 at 10:46 PM
EPA is weighing changes that could weaken clean air protections by sidelining health benefits and new science.
Public health should come first. Clean air saves lives.
#pollution #EPA #cleanair
Public health should come first. Clean air saves lives.
#pollution #EPA #cleanair
PennFuture's Allegheny County Civic Engagement Mobilizer Kat Marquez is speaking tomorrow at CMU on energy and resource extraction.
Here is a sign-up form if you are interested in this free event: action.conservationpa.org/a/cmu-energy...
Here is a sign-up form if you are interested in this free event: action.conservationpa.org/a/cmu-energy...
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
PennFuture's Allegheny County Civic Engagement Mobilizer Kat Marquez is speaking tomorrow at CMU on energy and resource extraction.
Here is a sign-up form if you are interested in this free event: action.conservationpa.org/a/cmu-energy...
Here is a sign-up form if you are interested in this free event: action.conservationpa.org/a/cmu-energy...
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Impacted communities are fighting back against new rules from the Trump administration that would allow polluting coke ovens to continue to produce steel. 1/3
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/22/e...
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Environmental & Community Orgs File Lawsuit to Stop Trump Exemptions from Air Pollution Rules for Steel Industry Coke Ovens - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Community, health, and environmental groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s e...
cleantechnica.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Impacted communities are fighting back against new rules from the Trump administration that would allow polluting coke ovens to continue to produce steel. 1/3
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/22/e...
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/22/e...
The Trump Administration announced the removal of the United States from 35 non-UN organizations and 31 UN entities.
Full statement on pennfuture.org
#climatechange #trumpadministration #whitehouse #unitednations
Full statement on pennfuture.org
#climatechange #trumpadministration #whitehouse #unitednations
January 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The Trump Administration announced the removal of the United States from 35 non-UN organizations and 31 UN entities.
Full statement on pennfuture.org
#climatechange #trumpadministration #whitehouse #unitednations
Full statement on pennfuture.org
#climatechange #trumpadministration #whitehouse #unitednations
Check out this indepth piece on #datacenters in Appalachia by @dailyyonder.bsky.social. PennFuture's Model Zoning Ordinance & data center explainer video series were given special attention towards the end.
dailyyonder.com/the-data-cen...
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The Data Center Rush in Appalachia | The Daily Yonder
The demise of the coal industry left much of Appalachia in economic tatters, with lost jobs, spoiled water, and depopulated communities across the
dailyyonder.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Check out this indepth piece on #datacenters in Appalachia by @dailyyonder.bsky.social. PennFuture's Model Zoning Ordinance & data center explainer video series were given special attention towards the end.
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‼️Energy prices can dramatically increase— urge Governor Shapiro to demand an energy price cap!
Link to take action: bit.ly/3LpsKD9
#pennsylvania #datacenter
Link to take action: bit.ly/3LpsKD9
#pennsylvania #datacenter
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
‼️Energy prices can dramatically increase— urge Governor Shapiro to demand an energy price cap!
Link to take action: bit.ly/3LpsKD9
#pennsylvania #datacenter
Link to take action: bit.ly/3LpsKD9
#pennsylvania #datacenter
We read the PJM power grid operator's capacity auction numbers so you don't have to.
Bottom line: PA households are subsidizing data centers' transmission costs and we will continue to pay more for our own electricity for the foreseeable future.
www.pennfuture.org/News-There-i...
#datacenters
Bottom line: PA households are subsidizing data centers' transmission costs and we will continue to pay more for our own electricity for the foreseeable future.
www.pennfuture.org/News-There-i...
#datacenters
January 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM
We read the PJM power grid operator's capacity auction numbers so you don't have to.
Bottom line: PA households are subsidizing data centers' transmission costs and we will continue to pay more for our own electricity for the foreseeable future.
www.pennfuture.org/News-There-i...
#datacenters
Bottom line: PA households are subsidizing data centers' transmission costs and we will continue to pay more for our own electricity for the foreseeable future.
www.pennfuture.org/News-There-i...
#datacenters
Check out the sustainability progress being made in the Lehigh Valley!
Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton all have a sustainability manager or coordinator, a role dedicated to sustainability initiatives and fighting the worsening impacts of climate change.
www.lehighvalleynews.com/environment-...
Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton all have a sustainability manager or coordinator, a role dedicated to sustainability initiatives and fighting the worsening impacts of climate change.
www.lehighvalleynews.com/environment-...
A more sustainable Lehigh Valley: How our cities approached climate action in 2025
For the first time, all three of the Lehigh Valley’s cities have a sustainability manager or coordinator, a role dedicated to sustainability initiatives and fighting the worsening impacts of climate c...
www.lehighvalleynews.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Check out the sustainability progress being made in the Lehigh Valley!
Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton all have a sustainability manager or coordinator, a role dedicated to sustainability initiatives and fighting the worsening impacts of climate change.
www.lehighvalleynews.com/environment-...
Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton all have a sustainability manager or coordinator, a role dedicated to sustainability initiatives and fighting the worsening impacts of climate change.
www.lehighvalleynews.com/environment-...
Happy 2026! If your New Year’s resolution is to become an even greater advocate for the environment, we’ve got you!
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January 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Happy 2026! If your New Year’s resolution is to become an even greater advocate for the environment, we’ve got you!
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LAST CHANCE: Demand the EPA protect our water, not the polluters!
The EPA’s proposed “Polluted Water Rule” will weaken the Clean Water Act and hand corporations a license to further pollute our waters.
Send your letter TODAY!
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The EPA’s proposed “Polluted Water Rule” will weaken the Clean Water Act and hand corporations a license to further pollute our waters.
Send your letter TODAY!
secure.everyaction.com/DySHjxuLw0iv...
January 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
LAST CHANCE: Demand the EPA protect our water, not the polluters!
The EPA’s proposed “Polluted Water Rule” will weaken the Clean Water Act and hand corporations a license to further pollute our waters.
Send your letter TODAY!
secure.everyaction.com/DySHjxuLw0iv...
The EPA’s proposed “Polluted Water Rule” will weaken the Clean Water Act and hand corporations a license to further pollute our waters.
Send your letter TODAY!
secure.everyaction.com/DySHjxuLw0iv...
PennFuture's Legal Intern Team wrote a 4-part series on the worst environmental 2025 Supreme Court decisions.
4/4: Limiting EPA’s Use of “End-Result” Provisions in NPDES Permits
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4/4: Limiting EPA’s Use of “End-Result” Provisions in NPDES Permits
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
January 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
PennFuture's Legal Intern Team wrote a 4-part series on the worst environmental 2025 Supreme Court decisions.
4/4: Limiting EPA’s Use of “End-Result” Provisions in NPDES Permits
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
4/4: Limiting EPA’s Use of “End-Result” Provisions in NPDES Permits
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
Article 3/4 on Worst 2025 Supreme Court decisions for the environment is now available:
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
December 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Article 3/4 on Worst 2025 Supreme Court decisions for the environment is now available:
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
PennFuture's Legal Intern Team drafted a 4-part series on the worst environmental 2025 Supreme Court decisions.
Part 2: Where the Water Flows: Sackett v. EPA and the Clean Water Act
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
#environment #SCOTUS #supremecourt #EPA #cleanwateract
Part 2: Where the Water Flows: Sackett v. EPA and the Clean Water Act
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
#environment #SCOTUS #supremecourt #EPA #cleanwateract
December 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
PennFuture's Legal Intern Team drafted a 4-part series on the worst environmental 2025 Supreme Court decisions.
Part 2: Where the Water Flows: Sackett v. EPA and the Clean Water Act
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
#environment #SCOTUS #supremecourt #EPA #cleanwateract
Part 2: Where the Water Flows: Sackett v. EPA and the Clean Water Act
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
#environment #SCOTUS #supremecourt #EPA #cleanwateract
IMPORTANT CHANGE TO U.S. MAIL IN 2026!
The U.S. Postal Service is changing the postmark on your mail.
The new postmark date is when your letter - OR MAIL-IN BALLOT - is processed by an automated sorting machine, NOT when you drop it off in the mail!
www.wtkr.com/news/nationa...
The U.S. Postal Service is changing the postmark on your mail.
The new postmark date is when your letter - OR MAIL-IN BALLOT - is processed by an automated sorting machine, NOT when you drop it off in the mail!
www.wtkr.com/news/nationa...
Postal Service clarifies postmark rules that could affect ballot and tax deadlines
The USPS has issued new guidance clarifying that postmarks may not always reflect the actual date you mailed your letter or package.
www.wtkr.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
IMPORTANT CHANGE TO U.S. MAIL IN 2026!
The U.S. Postal Service is changing the postmark on your mail.
The new postmark date is when your letter - OR MAIL-IN BALLOT - is processed by an automated sorting machine, NOT when you drop it off in the mail!
www.wtkr.com/news/nationa...
The U.S. Postal Service is changing the postmark on your mail.
The new postmark date is when your letter - OR MAIL-IN BALLOT - is processed by an automated sorting machine, NOT when you drop it off in the mail!
www.wtkr.com/news/nationa...
PennFuture's Legal Intern Team drafted a 4-part series on the worst environmental 2025 Supreme Court decisions.
Part 1: Loper Bright in Action: NRC v. Texas (June 2025).
READ:
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
#SupremeCourt #environmentallaw #environment #loperbright
Part 1: Loper Bright in Action: NRC v. Texas (June 2025).
READ:
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
#SupremeCourt #environmentallaw #environment #loperbright
December 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
PennFuture's Legal Intern Team drafted a 4-part series on the worst environmental 2025 Supreme Court decisions.
Part 1: Loper Bright in Action: NRC v. Texas (June 2025).
READ:
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
#SupremeCourt #environmentallaw #environment #loperbright
Part 1: Loper Bright in Action: NRC v. Texas (June 2025).
READ:
www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-20...
#SupremeCourt #environmentallaw #environment #loperbright
UPDATE #Clairton Coke Works Explosion:
Board released concerns w/ rebuild.
“Without a comprehensive facility siting evaluation, it is not clear that workers are being relocated to buildings that are safe from future fires, explosions, or toxic releases.”
www.csb.gov/us-chemical-...
#USSteel
Board released concerns w/ rebuild.
“Without a comprehensive facility siting evaluation, it is not clear that workers are being relocated to buildings that are safe from future fires, explosions, or toxic releases.”
www.csb.gov/us-chemical-...
#USSteel
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Issues Interim Safety Recommendations to U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works Following Fatal Explosion - General News - News | CSB
www.csb.gov
December 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
UPDATE #Clairton Coke Works Explosion:
Board released concerns w/ rebuild.
“Without a comprehensive facility siting evaluation, it is not clear that workers are being relocated to buildings that are safe from future fires, explosions, or toxic releases.”
www.csb.gov/us-chemical-...
#USSteel
Board released concerns w/ rebuild.
“Without a comprehensive facility siting evaluation, it is not clear that workers are being relocated to buildings that are safe from future fires, explosions, or toxic releases.”
www.csb.gov/us-chemical-...
#USSteel
ACT NOW: Demand the EPA protect our water, not the polluters!
The EPA’s proposed “Polluted Water Rule” will weaken the Clean Water Act and hand corporations a license to further pollute our waters.
Send your letter before January 5, 2026!
secure.everyaction.com/DySHjxuLw0iv...
The EPA’s proposed “Polluted Water Rule” will weaken the Clean Water Act and hand corporations a license to further pollute our waters.
Send your letter before January 5, 2026!
secure.everyaction.com/DySHjxuLw0iv...
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
ACT NOW: Demand the EPA protect our water, not the polluters!
The EPA’s proposed “Polluted Water Rule” will weaken the Clean Water Act and hand corporations a license to further pollute our waters.
Send your letter before January 5, 2026!
secure.everyaction.com/DySHjxuLw0iv...
The EPA’s proposed “Polluted Water Rule” will weaken the Clean Water Act and hand corporations a license to further pollute our waters.
Send your letter before January 5, 2026!
secure.everyaction.com/DySHjxuLw0iv...
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In Pennsylvania, contamination from fracking is layered on top of earlier waves of pollution from coal mining, manufacturing and oil drilling.
The ‘Toxic Cocktail’ Brewing in Pennsylvania’s Waterways | Pennsylvania is still cleaning up decades’ worth of coal mining pollution. Now it must also contend with millions of tons of fracking waste, some of it radioactive, reports @insideclimatenews.org.
The ‘Toxic Cocktail’ Brewing in Pennsylvania’s Waterways - Bucks County Beacon
Pennsylvania is still cleaning up decades’ worth of coal mining pollution. Now it must also contend with millions of tons of fracking waste, some of it radioactive.
buckscountybeacon.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
In Pennsylvania, contamination from fracking is layered on top of earlier waves of pollution from coal mining, manufacturing and oil drilling.