Opinion
Remembering a Historic Year for Conservation
Molly Parzen, Executive Director of Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, looks back at the conservation movement’s many victories in 2022.
Molly Parzen
December 23, 2022
Molly Parzen
Opinion
Environmental Issues Helped Power Democrats to Victory This Election
What voters want isn’t that surprising: a plan to fight climate change while creating jobs, help to mitigate flooding and sprawl, and investments to preserve open space and protect the water we drink and the air we breathe.
Molly Parzen
December 2, 2022
Opinion
Bucks County Must Prioritize Open Space, Environmental Protection in Planning Process
Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania is calling on County Commissioners to include a commitment to preserving at least 25 percent of Bucks County land in its new comprehensive plan.
Molly Parzen
October 5, 2022
Opinion
Join the Fight Against Bucks County Sewer System Privatization
Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania stands with communities fighting privatization of essential services, like water and sewage utilities.
Molly Parzen
August 29, 2022
Opinion
As Federal Climate Change Negotiations Enter Home Stretch, Lawmakers Need to Hear from Voters
It’s time to tell Republican Brian Fitzpatrick to actually put the communities and constituents he represents ahead of partisan politics.
Molly Parzen
June 30, 2022
Opinion
Time for PA to Make Historic, Bipartisan Investment in Conservation
Governor Wolf and the legislature must quickly pass a bill that approves Growing Greener funding so Pennsylvanians can get to work building a greener future for all of us.
Molly Parzen
May 26, 2022
Opinion
Bucks County at the heart of the fight for our environment
Molly Parzen’s new monthly column will focus on the intersection of environmental policy and local, state and national politics and highlight how key environmental issues play out in Bucks County and across Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Molly Parzen
April 20, 2022
Defense Secretary Hegseth Promotes Video Featuring Christian Nationalist Pastors Promoting Theocratic, Patriarchal Society Where Women Can’t Vote
August 8, 2025
“All of Christ for All of Life,” Hegseth wrote on X, reposting a CNN interview with Doug Wilson and other CREC pastors.
PA-01 Democratic Congressional Candidate Bob Harvie Tells Voters at Town Hall He Wants to Revitalize the ‘American Dream’
August 8, 2025
Much of the night in Richlandtown was spent talking about topics such as health care, jobs, housing, and public service.
Pennsylvania Homeless Advocates Condemn Trump’s Plans to Punish the Unhoused, Involuntarily Commit Them
August 7, 2025
“Homelessness is caused by poverty,” said Estelle Richman, HUD Chief Operating Officer during the Obama administration. “These are poor people … Many of them are working. They just don’t have enough money to pay the rent.”
80 Years After the US Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Nuclear Threat Remains Grave
August 5, 2025
Nuclear war is a real and present danger that we must acknowledge and confront, writes Ira Helfand.
Rivot Magazine Provides Bucks County a Much-needed Print Music and News Publication With a Punk Rock Ethos
August 4, 2025
Founder James Lamb said print media was a void that needed to be filled. “I just really like a physical, handheld thing that can be saved, that can migrate when I drop one at the bus stop.”
