{"id":2938,"date":"2020-03-24T17:54:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T17:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theenergy.coop\/blog\/slamming-could-happen-to-you-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T10:41:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T10:41:26","slug":"environmental-advisory-committees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theenergy.coop\/test\/blog\/environmental-advisory-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"A Beginner\u2019s Guide to Environmental Advisory Committees"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Georgia Mae Lively–3\/24\/2020<\/p>\n

You may have heard of Environmental Advisory Committees\u2014possibly because your town in Pennsylvania has one or you know someone who is on one\u2014but you might not know exactly what they are or what they do.<\/p>\n

In Pennsylvania, Environmental Advisory Committees (EACs)<\/a> exist as part of many municipal governments and are made up of appointed, volunteer members that work specifically on environmental and sustainability issues.\u00a0 The committee\u2019s main function is to advise elected officials, like a city council or board of supervisors, on issues affecting the natural resources within the municipality.\u00a0 While EACs are an official arm of a municipal government, they are unable to make regulatory decisions on their own<\/a>.\u00a0 Their function is simply to advise the legislators to whom they report, or sometimes to run programs or initiatives.\u00a0 Municipal governments are also not required to create EACs, but Pennsylvania state law allows them to be created either by the municipality itself or by a citizen or group of citizens concerned about environmental issues.<\/p>\n

There are approximately 170 Environmental Advisory Committees across the Commonwealth running programs and advising their municipal governments on environmental issues using evidence-based, scientific research.\u00a0 These issues and programs can vary widely. \u00a0For example, Lower Gwynedd Township\u2019s EAC<\/a> works on issues ranging from Spotted Lanternfly management to water basin naturalization to encouraging the use of cloth bags and reusable water bottles.\u00a0 The Conshohocken Environmental Advisory Council, otherwise known as \u201cGreen Conshy<\/a>\u201d, fosters their relationship with the Conshohocken business community by awarding businesses that engage in good environmental practices\u2014like energy efficiency, water conservation, reducing\/reusing\/recycling, and fostering community participation\u2014with a decal and social media promotion from Green Conshy.\u00a0 And the EAC for the Town of McCandless<\/a> makes an effort to educate itself and provide recommendations on environmental legislation to its City Council, like on a recent natural gas development bill.<\/p>\n

As an Energy Co-op member, you are very likely to be someone who cares about environmental and sustainability issues, making you a great candidate for your municipality\u2019s EAC.\u00a0 In fact, at least one of our members (who also happens to be our accountant), Bryan Hutchinson, was recently appointed to the East Goshen Sustainability Advisory Committee<\/a>.\u00a0 And if there are other Energy Co-op members out there who are members of an EAC, we\u2019d love to hear from you and learn about interesting sustainability developments and initiatives in your town.\u00a0 Please call Meryl Sands at (215) 413-2122 x16 or email us at info@theenergy.coop<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Or, if you\u2019re interested in joining or learning more about your town\u2019s EAC, you can find it here<\/a>.\u00a0 Don\u2019t see one for your town?\u00a0 You can start one!\u00a0 Learn more here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is an environmental advisory committee? How can you join or start one? Learn more about EACs and how they help city governments protect the environment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8636,"featured_media":2940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA Beginner\u2019s Guide to Environmental Advisory Committees<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is an environmental advisory committee? How can you join or start one? 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