Chester County Environment Alliance
Protecting and enhancing the environment in Chester County PA: Listen to the scientists!
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Pielli’s bill to protect native species passes PA House
We all know how important insects and other invertebrates are, for their role in ecosystems (such as pollinating flowers, fruits and vegetables), because of their importance in the food chain (think of many birds’ menus), and because some of them are so pleasing to the human eye…
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Everybody has to take action’ against Climate Change
‘Everybody has to take action’ is a locally-sourced article, including several CCEA-connected individuals, in the Chester County Press, 12/25/2024, by Gabbie Burton. Jim Wylie, conservation co-chair of the Sierra Club’s SEPA Group, stressed the impacts of flooding: “I’ve seen…
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Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice (EJ) is a vital issue that takes us beyond environment. People have caused environmental degradation and social inequality, just as they have caused disparities in medical treatments and health treatment outcomes. Thus people alone can solve the resulting…
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POWER Interfaith
by Kathy McDevitt POWER Interfaith is “a grassroots organization of Pennsylvania congregations and individuals committed to racial and economic justice on a livable planet.” I attended the excellent POWER interfaith team meeting on Jan. 30, 2024. One of their five focus areas is…
- The Plastics Problem in PA and everywhere
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Single-use bag ban in your community
Is your community considering a ban on single-use plastic bags? There are many advantages: cutting down on litter (which has to be picked up or it disfigures nature, reducing use of fossil fuel (from which plastic is made), reducing costs to businesses and consumers (someone has…
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Cutting plastic waste
Moving forward with the Chester County Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban Coalition! More info here.
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Economics of Single Use Plastic Bags (Easttown EAC, 2022)
[download pdf here] During the February 22nd, 2022, meeting, the EAC’s single use plastic bag ordinance was initially presented to the Board of Supervisors. Following the presentation, the Supervisors asked for further information regarding the economics of single use plastic…
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The Easttown Plastic Bag Ban
On January 1, 2023, Easttown’s ban went into effect. You can find a comprehensive FAQ page on the Easttown site. Download the 2-sided pdf designed for commercial establishments here. Click here for the text of Easttown’s very useful and well-footnoted 2022 “Economics of Single…
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CCEA Common Environment Agenda
CCEA’s 26-page Common Environment Agenda (click here), presented to the County Commissioners in 2022, contains many valuable recommendations.