We’ve Heard This Before: ‘We’re Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs’ - A Brief Review Of Pennsylvania’s Conservation History

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]  PA Environment Digest