Pennsylvania: A Fractured State (Video)
September 9, 2020
Mark Lichty, executive producer of Groundswell Rising, recently produced an important film on Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment. The Pa legislature often ignores this constitutional right as it did when it passed Act 13. The more people...
Call For Nominations For Our 2021 Chapter Election
August 31, 2020
Every year the Pennsylvania Chapter conducts an election for three at-large delegates to the Pennsylvania Chapter ExCom. The Chapter Nominations Committee is looking for dedicated members who want to take on the role of at-large member of...
Fall 2020: Sylvanian Newsletter
August 4, 2020
Welcome to the online-only edition of the Sylvanian, our long-running Chapter Newsletter!
Clean Energy Program Update
August 1, 2020
This is the first in a regular series of updates on our Chapter’s work to transition from our dirty energy past and present to our clean energy future. As noted in our last Sylvanian edition, I transitioned into the new Clean Energy Program Director...
Summer Legislative Update
July 31, 2020
Summers in Harrisburg are usually quiet, with the legislature typically out of town for summer recess, and we usually have a chance to catch our breath and plan for the fall session, but this summer has been unusually busy with the legislature...
Black Lives Matter in Northeastern PA
July 27, 2020
Glynis Johns realized years ago that the lives, contributions and businesses of Blacks were missing from the historical narrative of the Scranton area. She set about to change that, founding The Black Scranton Project in 2017, an organization ‘...
PA Government Is Ignoring the Commonwealth’s Supreme Court
July 27, 2020
Reportedly, when Andrew Jackson disagreed with a decision of the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice, he said, “John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it”. All three branches of the Commonwealth government are saying the equivalent...
Community Gardening as Social Change
July 26, 2020
In this age of food insecurity and food deserts, several organizations throughout Pennsylvania are working to improve access to healthy food in their local areas by hosting or running community gardens, while others collect and disseminate...
Nature Journaling Prompt #4: Movement In The Stillness
May 22, 2020
Look for the movement in nature's stillness with the latest prompt & challenge in our 4-part nature journaling series!
Nature Journaling Prompt #3: Small Key Players
May 15, 2020
Look for the small things in nature with the latest prompt & challenge in our 4-part nature journaling series!