In early April, the Pennsylvania House Environmental and Natural Resources Committee voted to pass House Bill 109 out of committee, which would establish a permit review program within the DEP to consider cumulative impacts of pollutants on environmental justice communities. Cumulative impacts describe the combined effects people experience from multiple sources of pollution and stressors throughout life. The bill has currently been tabled, but is critical for protecting overburdened communities in Pennsylvania from the harmful, compounding health impacts of environmental pollution from multiple sources. Take action and tell your legislators to support a cumulative impacts bill to protect Pennsylvanians: https://buff.ly/TyG3Q0J To learn more about cumulative impacts and how it impacts environmental justice communities, check out our ASSESS study with Johns Hopkins University at https://buff.ly/dk7sdWP. (fb)

Last week, the first-ever #SolarforSchools recipients were announced! 73 schools in Pennsylvania now have the chance to generate their own power with solar panels. This announcement is a celebration for many. Industry, education, labor, and environmental groups united to pass a smart policy that will create family-sustaining jobs, help schools save on energy costs and bring funding back to classrooms, and tackle carbon emissions. #ActOnClimate #Pennsylvania #Schools (fb)