A brief review of Pennsylvania’s conservation history--
-- We've Heard This Before: "We're Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs" - Until Air Pollution Killed People, Then We Said No. [First Pair Of Photos]
-- We've Heard This Before: "We're Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs" - Until Hunters Could Find No Game And Anglers Could Find No Fish, Then We Said No. [Second Pair Of Photos]
-- We've Heard This Before: "We're Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs" - Until Mountains Of Coal Waste, Ravaged Landscapes Killed Our Streams, Then We Said No. [Third Pair Of Photos]
-- We've Heard This Before: "We're Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs " - Until More Streams Were Killed, Breaker Boys Worked For Pennies, A River Disappeared Into Mines, Then We Said No. [Second Row First Pair Of Photos]
-- We've Heard This Before: "We're Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs" - Adverse Health Impacts, Polluted Drinking Water, Land, Air, Dumping Waste, Explosions, Flaring, Noise, Uncontrolled Gas Venting - When Will We Say No To The Oil & Gas Industry? [Second Row Second Pair Of Photos]
Learn more about Pennsylvania conservation history by visiting the PA Conservation Heritage Project website.
What REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership Looks Like In PA:
-- In Memoriam: Edwin K. Charles, Teacher, Environmental Advocate: The ‘Teach-In Must Continue’ [PaEN]
-- 166 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- Gov. Gifford Pinchot On Leadership: Collaboration And Honesty Are The Foundation Of Effective Leadership In Public Office [PaEN]
-- Mira Lloyd Dock On Leadership: The Old Selfish Minds Must Go. Obstructive Reactionaries Must Move On. The Young Are At The Gates! [PaEN]
-- Ralph W. Abele On Leadership: Do Your Duty And Fear No One! [PaEN]
-- Rachel Carson On Leadership: The Human Race is Challenged More Than Ever Before To Demonstrate Our Mastery, Not Over Nature, But Of Ourselves [PaEN]
-- Gov. Dick Thornburgh On Leadership: People Living In The Chesapeake Bay States Should Not Have To Wait Another 30-Plus Years For Clean Water [PaEN]
-- Gov. Robert P. Casey On Leadership: Our Problems Have Taught Us That We Cannot Continue The Mindless Practices Of The Past [PaEN]
-- Gov. Tom Ridge On Leadership: I Call For Pennsylvania To Be A Showcase Of Well-Reasoned And Inspired Environmental Leadership [PaEN]
-- 1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Talks About The Vision And Actions Needed To Restore Our Environment At The PA Environmental Council’s Three Rivers Awards [PaEN]
-- 1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Talks About Rebuilding Pennsylvania's Industrial Heritage Through Land Recycling [PaEN]
-- 1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Thanks First Environmental Excellence Award Winning Businesses For Eliminating 1.4 Million Tons Of Waste, Pollution [PaEN]
-- 1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Joins With Governors Of Delaware, New Jersey, Federal Officials To Establish The Delaware Estuary Program [PaEN]
-- 1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge: Expanding Partnerships To Clean Up The Susquehanna River And The Chesapeake Bay Beyond [PaEN]
-- 1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Talks About His Very Personal Connection To Lake Erie And The Need To Work Together To Restore The Great Lakes [PaEN]
-- 1995-2002 - Environmental Accomplishments Of The Ridge & Schweiker Administrations [PaEN]
-- Feature: Looking Back To Improve Pennsylvania’s Environment Going Forward [PaEN]
[Posted: May 10, 2024]
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