Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor

The hopes and dreams of a climate-forward United States will ultimately come down to what happens in fossil fuel states like Pennsylvania.
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Diversifying power generation—away from resource-constrained fossil fuels and towards clean, renewable energy—will protect Pennsylvania's electricity consumers
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PennFuture President and CEO Patrick McDonnell warns of the economic and environmental danger that accompanies expanding tax credits for fossil fuels
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On May 26, PennFuture's Adam Nagel had a piece published that calls on the Philadelphia Water Department to go after federal infrastructure funding.
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On May 13, PennFuture's Donna Kohut had a piece published that highlights the need to protect the Poconos' exceptional waters from development.
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On March 9, PennFuture had an Op Ed published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the fossil fuel industry using the war in Ukraine to its advantage.
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On Feb. 9, PennFuture had an Op Ed published that calls on state lawmakers to take seriously their duty to fund clean water programs in Pennsylvania.
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On Jan. 9, PennFuture had an Op Ed published that calls on state lawmakers to spend American Rescue Plan money on clean water projects in Pennsylvania.
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This Op Ed piece authored by PennFuture President and CEO Jacquelyn Bonomo and Larry Schweiger appeared in 14 Gannett-owned papers across Pennsylvania.
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On Sept. 14, PennFuture's Adam Nagel had an Op Ed published in the Philadelphia Inquirer regarding American Rescue Plan funds.
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On Aug. 18, PennFuture's Rob Altenburg had an Op Ed published in 14 newspapers across Pennsylvania about the environmental consequences of cryptocurrency mining
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On Aug. 8, PennFuture Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff Matt Stepp had a letter published about Sen. Pat Toomey's stance on climate change.
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On July 16, the Scranton Times-Tribune published an Op Ed piece regarding a petrochemical tax subsidy in the state budget.
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On July 7, the Philadelphia Inquirer published an Op Ed piece written by PennFuture President and CEO Jacquelyn Bonomo and U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle.
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On June 22, PennFuture President and CEO Jacquelyn Bonomo had an Op Ed published about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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On June 21, PennFuture's Ezra Thrush had an Op Ed published in the Harrisburg Patriot-News about the need for clean water funding in the state budget.
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PennFuture President and CEO Jacquelyn Bonomo and National Wildlife Federation President Collin O'Mara had an Op Ed published about the American Jobs Plan
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On May 9, PennFuture President and CEO Jacquelyn Bonomo had a Letter to the Editor regarding U.S. Steel published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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On April 12, the Baltimore Sun published a PennFuture-authored Op Ed in which we discuss our new report aimed at achieving clean water in the Chesapeake Bay.
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On April 8, fourteen newspapers across Pennsylvania published a PennFuture-authored Op Ed concerning our new report about clean water in the Chesapeake Bay.
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On Feb. 19, the Harrisburg Patriot-News published an Op Ed written by PennFuture's Emily Persico about our new Fossil Fuel Subsidy report.
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On Feb. 3, PennFuture had the following Letter to the Editor published in the Beaver County Times.
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On Jan. 5, PennFuture had the following Letter to the Editor published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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On Jan. 3, PennFuture had the following Letter to the Editor published in the Erie Times-News.
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On Dec. 2, PennFuture's Sarah Bennett had an Op Ep published to promote a new document that aims to protect Pennsylvania's Lake Erie watershed.
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On Nov. 15, PennFuture President and CEO Jacquelyn Bonomo had this Letter to the Editor published taking U.S. Steel to task for its pollution in the Mon Valley.
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On Oct. 23, PennFuture's Annie Regan had this Op Ed published that promotes the Reimagine Appalachia blueprint.
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On Oct. 18, PennFuture's Emily Gale had this Op Ed published that urges readers to register to vote.
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On Oct. 14, PennFuture's Sarah Bennett published this Op Ed about concerns regarding the Erie Bayfront improvement project.
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On Sept. 27, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review published an Op Ed on behalf of five environmental organizations calling for cleaner air in western Pennsylvania.
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On Sept. 27, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published a Letter to the Editor from PennFuture's Emily Persico about the upcoming Shale Insight Conference.
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On Sept. 25, the Pennsylvania Capital-Star published an Op Ed written by PennFuture's Rob Altenburg about Gov. Wolf's veto of HB 2025.
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On Sept. 16, the Erie Times-News published a Letter to the Editor written by PennFuture President and CEO Jacquelyn Bonomo.
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On Sept. 6, the Morning Call published an Op Ed by Maria Ocasio in which she discusses the disproportionate effects of climate change on minority communities.
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On August 17, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review published an Op Ed written by PennFuture Policy Analyst Emily Persico.
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On. Aug, 13, the Philadelphia Inquirer published a joint Op Ed authored by PennFuture and the National Wildlife Federation.
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On July 27, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an Op Ed written by PennFuture's Matt Stepp regarding our Green Stimulus platform for Pennsylvania.
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On June 30, the Indiana Gazette published an Op Ed written by Rob Altenburg that makes the case for Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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On June 18, PennFuture and 30 other organizations active in Pittsburgh published an Op Ed about justice, race and responsibility.
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PennFuture opened a new office in Erie because we are passionate about clean water for all Pennsylvanians. Read our Op Ed published on June 10 for more info!
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PennFuture's Michael Mehrazar wrote and had published a Letter to the Editor in which he talks about the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
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PennFuture wrote an Op-Ed that was published in the Harrisburg Patriot-News on April 10, 2020.
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PennFuture's Lena Smith, a campaign manager for clean water advocacy, wrote this Op-Ed that was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Feb. 5.
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This Letter to the Editor appeared in the March 1 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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