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Pennsylvania Legacies

Pennsylvania Environmental Council

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) protects and restores the natural and built environments through innovation, collaboration, education, and advocacy. PEC believes in the value of partnerships with the private sector, government, communities, and individuals to improve the quality of life for all Pennsylvanians.

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00:34:01

Vision Statement

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/10/19

Cambria County's business, government, and nonprofit sectors are teaming up with citizens to reinvent the historically flood-ravaged city of Johnstown. We explore Johnstown's evolution through the work of the Vision 2025 initiative and the Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape.

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00:16:06

IHTC Voices

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/10/10

Participants in the 2018 Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition Summit talk about meeting the challenges of a growing trail network in this excerpt from the Pennsylvania Legacies podcast.

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00:23:01

Growing Pains

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/10/05

An update on the expired – but not yet extinguished – Land and Water Conservation Fund, and a visit to the 2018 Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition Summit in Morgantown, WV.

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00:27:34

Fund Drive

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/09/21

As time runs out for the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, we hit the road to discover how LWCF funding has enhanced parks and public lands across the Commonwealth -- and why it's so urgently important for Congress to reauthorize the Fund before September 30.

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00:26:21

LWCF's Last Stand

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/09/07

Without congressional reauthorization, the Land and Water Conservation Fund will expire on September 30. What would that mean for Pennsylvania? And what can we do about it?

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00:34:32

Checking in on the Chesapeake Bay

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/08/24

Pennsylvania is getting ready to tackle the next phase of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup, with a new emphasis on getting things done at the county level. But will it be enough to get us back on track after a disappointing EPA assessment? We'll get an update from Harry Campbell of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and take a ride on a historic railroad line that could become the setting for northeastern PA's newest trail system.

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00:29:48

Trash Talk

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/08/10

Pennsylvania's first-in-the-nation recycling law is 30 years old this summer. Act 101 helped launch a multibillion-dollar industry and trained a generation of Pennsylvanians to drop their bottles and cans in the blue bin. But changing market conditions and consumer behaviors have prompted calls for an overhaul to the 1988 legislation. Justin Stockdale of the Pennsylvania Resource Council is our guest.

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00:28:21

Clearing a Path for Community Solar

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/07/27

Community gardens and CSAs make it easy for apartment-dwellers to access fresh, locally-grown produce. What if you could apply the same concept to sell homegrown electrons to utility customers? As lawmakers set the stage for community solar projects to move forward, PEC energy analyst Alissa Burger explains how the model could help transform the market for clean energy in Pennsylvania.

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00:34:05

Champions of Sustainability

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/07/13

On this episode: how the Super Bowl LII Champion Philadelphia Eagles became the greenest team in pro sports, plus news from the Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape.

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00:33:34

The Light at the End of the Tunnel

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/06/29

A deep dive into Pennsylvania's new alternative utility ratemaking law, and a visit to the soon-to-reopen Climax Tunnel on Clarion County's Redbank Valley Trail.

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00:21:25

Good Advice

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/06/15

The PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has received national recognition for the work of its Trails Advisory Committee. A conversation with committee chair Andy Hamilton, and news about DCNR's plans for confronting climate change, on this episode.

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00:25:48

Paperwork

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/06/01

In these digital times, the paper industry isn't what it used to be. But one paper manufacturer in central PA is thriving under a business model that's all about reducing environmental impacts and finding innovative ways to stay viable. On this episode, the story of a mill town on the cutting edge of sustainability.

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00:39:15

The Science of Leadership

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/05/18

Technology is a powerful tool, but it's not enough to confront the most complex environmental challenges -- you also need foresight, strategy, cooperation, patience, and above all, leadership. Jared Cohon has exemplified all of these qualities and more during his years as an engineer, educator, researcher, and university president. As we prepare to recognize Dr. Cohon for Lifetime Achievement at the 2018 Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards, a look back at his extraordinary career and lessons

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00:34:35

Springtime in Harrisburg

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/05/04

An update on recent environmental legislation and other state government activity with PEC’s policy team, and a postcard from our recent Earth Day tree-planting event at Pinchot State Forest.

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00:30:57

Clear for Takeoff

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/04/20

Pennsylvania looks for an on-ramp to the EV revolution, and Environmental Defense Fund launches a first-of-its kind initiative to track methane emissions from space.

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00:40:55

Four States, One Source

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/04/06

This week marks a major milestone in one of PEC’s most important projects, as the William Penn Foundation (WPF) announces more than 40-million dollars in new funding for the Delaware River Watershed Initiative (DRWI). Launched in 2014, the DRWI is a wide-ranging conservation effort being undertaken by dozens of groups in four states to protect and restore clean water resources throughout the Delaware River watershed. We talk about DRWI’s next stage with WPF’s Andrew Johnson, and with PEC’s Susan

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00:37:31

Digging Into the Past, Building a Future

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/03/23

The site of an archaeological dig in Lycoming County becomes a vibrant community park with help from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund. Another success story to mark the Keystone Fund's 25th anniversary, and a chat with PEC's new Senior Policy Adviser for Energy & Climate, on this episode.

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00:33:41

Measuring Methane

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/03/09

Nobody knows exactly how much methane is released each year by Pennsylvania's oil and gas industry. But a new Environmental Defense Fund analysis suggests actual emissions could be as high as five times the state's official estimate.

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00:25:50

Building Nature-Rich Cities

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/02/23

Author and advocate Richard Louv has been writing for years about the connection between human health and our relationship to the outdoors. He joins us with a preview of his upcoming Philadelphia appearance as part of Tookany-Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership’s “Nature Talks” lecture series.

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00:23:53

A River by Any Other Name

Pennsylvania Legacies ·

2018/02/10

A new art exhibition at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education invites visitors to consider how much of our awareness -- or lack of awareness -- about the landscapes we inhabit is shaped by names. The pieces in "Learn a River's Name" set out to formulate new terms and vocabularies for understanding watersheds, and for creating new bonds of stewardship between people and the land.

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