Pennsylvania Legacies

From the 2017 Philadelphia Environmental Partnership dinner: conversation with Rep. Kate Harper (R-Montgomery), and keynote remarks from Steve Santarsiero, Chief Deputy for Environmental Protection in the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.

Conversation with 2017 Winsor Award winner Carol Collier, and a crash course in the climate science and economics of methane emissions.

As Chief Counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Alexandra Chiaruttini understands the value of meaningful public engagement in the regulatory process. Speaking at PEC's regional awards dinner last month in Pittsburgh, she called on Pennsylvanians, environmental groups, and companies to practice "varsity citizenship."

We visit the 2017 International Trails Symposium in Dayton, and get to know some of the Philadelphia-area cyclists who are raising money for PEC in the upcoming Environment Ride.

PEC opposes a state Senate bill that would expose surface water to further impacts from underground mining, and we pay tribute to two western PA environmental leaders up for Lifetime Achievement honors at our spring awards dinner.

Growing Greener Coalition members rally for funding, and DEP's Environmental Justice office hits the road in search of intersectionality across Pennsylvania's diverse communities.

The Montour Woods Conservation Area outside Pittsburgh is a time capsule, studded with remnants of the area's agricultural and industrial past. It's also part of the pathway to a future when public parks and greenspaces across the region will be linked by miles of multi-use trails. We take a hike through the Montour Woods with Sean Brady and Chris Rolinson of the Hollow Oak Land Trust.

More than 300 northeastern Pennsylvanians turned out last weekend to help PEC and DCNR plant thousands of seedlings on former mining sites. This week's show features voices from our Earth Day 2017 tree-planting event in Pinchot State Forest, Luzerne County.

Sixteen projects are being recognized for their contributions to environmental stewardship with the 2017 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence. PEC is proud to co-host the awards dinner on April 25th along with the Department of Environmental Protection. On this Earth Day weekend, Acting DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell joins us to highlight a few of the honorees and discuss how their ideas are leveraging similar projects across the state.

More and more states are adopting measures to limit emissions of methane from the production and distribution of natural gas. Finding and fixing methane leaks is good for the environment, but it's also good for business -- like the 20+ companies that are now employing Pennsylvanians to help gas companies boost their own bottom lines by improving efficiency.

A 250-foot gap in Carbon County has been holding back the Delaware & Lehigh Trail for years, earning a spot on DCNR's top-ten list of critical trail gaps statewide... until now. Wednesday's groundbreaking brought the 25-year planning phase of the Jim Thorpe Pedestrian Bridge to a close. We look at the effort's long history -- and its expected economic impact -- with D&L National Heritage Corridor President & Executive Director Elissa Garofalo.

Little by little, Philadelphia is building a 750-mile regional trail system. As the Circuit Trails Coalition celebrates spring with new trail openings, we get to know one of the many small groups that are accomplishing big things by working together. Plus: an update on the federal RECLAIM Act, Three Mile Island anniversary, and the latest bald eagle news from across the Commonwealth.

Reaction to the Trump administration's budget proposal, recognition for PEC's illegal dumpsite cleanup program, and a preview of Carnegie Mellon University's "Energy Week."

On March 15 & 16 PEC hosted "Achieving Deep Carbon Reductions," a regional conference devoted to the subject of deep decarbonization. This week's show is the first of several featuring highlights from the sessions and interviews with the speakers.

Watershed groups from across the Commonwealth were represented at this week's Watershed Connections conference in State College. Davitt Woodwell spoke with some of them for this week's show.