Written and Posted by Michael Sauers September 4, 2024 Nothing clears the mind, steadies the soul and strengthens the body like a walk through the forest. Picture yourself moving through cool valleys and mountain woodlands; exploring streams, rivers, lakes, swamps and...
Written by Karen Feridun Posted by Michael Sauers August 29, 2024 A last minute scramble to pass a controversial bill introduced by Sen. Gene Yaw epitomizes the old saying, "There are two things you don't want to see being made-laws and sausages." According to Yaw,...
Michael Sauers August 23, 2024 Jakey Hollow is a 59 acre natural area snuggled in Columbia County just outside Bloomsburg. It is part of the Weiser State Forest under the auspices of the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. It is also part of the...
Mike Sauers August 13, 2024 Oil and gas continues to drive the bus in Pennsylvania. They know full well that "hydraulic fracking" is an energy intensive, abusive and dirty endeavor. To get off the ground it requires special treatment from local and state regulations...
Written by Linda Christman Posted June 19, 2024 The Panther Creek Power Plant in Nesquehoning has asked for permission to burn tires as fuel. The plant has been burning waste coal since 1992 and now proposes to add tire shreds to the fuel mix. Waste coal burned as...
Michael Sauers May 27, 2024 Dear Editor, I agree with the May 25, 2024 editorial entitled,"We Need Long-term Answers to Energy Needs", but not through the use of "fracking". The authors sound like oil and gas alarmists when they "cry wolf" as they bemoan the use of...
Karen Feridun May 24, 2024 Karen Feridun is the co-founder of Better Path Coalition and No False Solutions PA Coalition In an op-ed published in the May 16, 2024 edition of the Observer-Reporter, State Senator Camera Bartolotto tries and fails to talk around the...
Part 1 Michael Sauers April 6,2024 In April of 1990 I helped organize an "Earth Day" celebration unlike any the greater Hazleton area had ever experienced. Community groups and individuals put together an educational event that covered scores of environmental topics....
Michael Sauers March 15, 2024 Even as I get older the idea of spring excites me. It is a time of renewal, a fresh start. Nature explodes and reminds us of its importance. Colors, fragrances and growth abound. We take it all in and we consider the importance of...
Michael Sauers March 8, 2024 Josh Shapiro got a pass on the previous gubernatorial race. He had no opposition in the primary and faced a weak Republican, Doug Mastriano, in the general. He somehow convinced the environmental community that he could be trusted. He won....