Opinion
Big Wins For the Environment and Pennsylvanians in 2023
These victories should compel us to rededicate ourselves to fighting for our environment – and our democracy – in 2024.
Molly Parzen
December 28, 2023
Molly Parzen
Opinion
Election 2023 Recap: Big Pro-Environment Wins in Pennsylvania to Celebrate
However, billionaires and corporate polluters will spare no expense to protect and pad their profits at the expense of the planet. We must remain vigilant heading into 2024.
Molly Parzen
November 14, 2023
Opinion
The Importance of Pennsylvania’s Judicial Elections for the Environment
Given the role of our statewide appellate courts in upholding the laws that protect our air, our water, and our vote, it’s important to vote to protect a pro-environment and pro-democracy majority on the PA Supreme Court.
Molly Parzen
October 17, 2023
Opinion
Solar for Schools: A Win for Kids, Taxpayers and Pennsylvania
Conservation Voters of PA Executive Director Molly Parzen explains why Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler’s House Bill 1032 has the potential to be transformative for the Commonwealth.
Molly Parzen
September 5, 2023
Opinion
Severe Weather Highlights Need for Swift Climate Action
The Center for Climate Integrity predicts that Pennsylvania will need to spend $15 billion by 2040 to protect the health and safety of residents from the effects of climate change.
Molly Parzen
August 4, 2023
Opinion
Protecting Our Democracy Protects Our Environment
If our elections and democratic institutions aren’t protected, the planet doesn’t stand a chance.
Molly Parzen
July 14, 2023
Opinion
Congress Must Prioritize a Farm Bill for All Americans
The expansive impact of the Farm Bill is easy to illustrate in Bucks County with its rich agricultural heritage and broad swaths of permanently preserved open space.
Molly Parzen
June 9, 2023
Opinion
Bucks County Towns Should Celebrate Earth Month by Promoting Clean Energy Policies
We need to marshal the resources at every level of government, and private business, to truly transition to a green economy powered by clean, renewable energy.
Molly Parzen
April 20, 2023
Opinion
Governor Josh Shapiro’s Budget Address Puts Environmental Priorities Front and Center
Our Democratic governor outlined an ambitious but achievable plan to secure the future of our Commonwealth’s environment for our children, grandchildren, and future generations.
Molly Parzen
March 10, 2023
Moms for Liberty CEO and Co-Founder Tina Descovich Verbally Attacks the Bucks County Beacon at Harrisburg-Area Event
October 8, 2025
Our crime? Journalism.
Using Black Hawk Helicopters and Chemical Agents, ICE Agents Turn Chicago Into a ‘War Zone’
October 7, 2025
Activists, residents and leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest city.
Pennsylvania Budget Impasse Is Just Another Form of Abuse for Domestic Violence Victims
October 6, 2025
As PA Senate Republicans hold the budget hostage, domestic violence shelters are forced to furlough staff and turn away victims putting Pennsylvanians at risk of injury or death.
We Must Continue to Defend the Freedom to Read in Central Bucks School District
October 6, 2025
With elections next month, Central Bucks School Board’s Karen Smith reminds community members of the chaos and divisiveness Republican book banners inflicted on the district just a few years ago.
The Quiet Creep of Censorship: How ‘Everyday Banning’ Is Reshaping American Schools
October 5, 2025
PEN America’s new report “The Normalization of Book Banning” exposes how book censorship has become “rampant and common” in public schools across the United States.
