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August 27, 2023 | 7:27 AM

Pennsylvanians among those being recruited by environmental groups to diversify an overwhelmingly white conservation world

But environmentalists have mounted a new push to introduce marginalized groups such as Black, Hispanic and Indigenous people and women to the outdoors

By Todd Richman/The Associated Press
November 11, 2020 | 7:38 AM

Pa. environmentalists actually voted this year. That’s a big deal.

The Environmental Voter Project records that at least 54,976 environmentalists cast their ballots for the very first time in the presidential election.
By Hannah Chinn/WHYY
November 9, 2020 | 9:55 AM

How energy and environment will change under Biden

The Trump administration spent the last four years dismantling environmental regulations, which Trump says hurt businesses and the economy. More than 100 rules governing clean water, clean air, chemical contamination, and greenhouse gas emissions have been reversed.
By Susan Phillips/WHYY

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October 8, 2020 | 7:34 AM

Environmental groups to spend $2M to flip Pa. legislature

A number of environmental groups in Pennsylvania plan to pour millions into closely contested State House and Senate races with the goal of flipping the General Assembly.

By Ryan Briggs/WHYY