Evangelical Environmental Network Blog
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The Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) is a ministry that educates, inspires, and mobilizes Christians in their effort to care for God's creation, to be faithful stewards of God's provision, to get involved in regions of the United States and the World impacted by pollution, and to advocate for actions and policies that honor God and protect the environment.
Evangelical Environmental Network Blog
4y ago
The Trump Administration is at it again. They’re trying to severely undermine one of our nation’s most important environmental laws, the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA. Every law, every policy can be improved. But when it comes to creation-care policies we certainly don’t trust the Trump Administration to do it! That’s because in most cases their real motive is to gut environmental policies, allowing private greed to trump public interest ..read more
Evangelical Environmental Network Blog
4y ago
Guest post from Jad Daley, President/CEO of American Forests
On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of nations.
Revelation 22:2 (NIV ..read more
Evangelical Environmental Network Blog
4y ago
The Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) is pleased by the recent introduction of the Reforestation Act of 2019 by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Tom Udall (D-NM), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI.) The Reforestation Act demonstrates a strong commitment to preserving our natural resources and we applaud the bipartisanship of Senators Portman and Udall ..read more
Evangelical Environmental Network Blog
4y ago
The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) voted today to advance a proposed rule to control air emissions from oil and natural gas sources. Put forward by Gov. Tom Wolf, the rule would target Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and methane emissions from the state’s growing natural gas industry. Pennsylvania is the third-largest greenhouse gas polluting state and the second-largest producer of natural gas in the country at a time when the Environmental Protection Agency has recently moved to eliminate the direct regulation of oil and natural gas production. Pennsylvania has a clear mora ..read more
Evangelical Environmental Network Blog
4y ago
The Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) is pleased to support the bipartisan RECYCLE Act proposed by Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). The RECYCLE Act, which stands for “Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education,” authorizes and instructs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a grant program for communities to improve their recycling programs via education and outreach ..read more
Evangelical Environmental Network Blog
4y ago
2019 has been a great year for our ministry at EEN. We are so thankful for all of our supporters who helped to make this year meaningful. Below you'll find some of our favorite highlights from 2019. Please consider giving a year-end gift today to help make 2020 our best year yet ..read more
Evangelical Environmental Network Blog
4y ago
While Thanksgiving is about being with loved ones and pausing to give thanks for the many blessings God has given us, Giving Tuesday is a chance to shift our attention to our hopes for the future. What a great way to end Thanksgiving and move forward into the Christmas season ..read more
Evangelical Environmental Network Blog
4y ago
The Evangelical Environmental Network is grateful for the leadership of Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) concerning their introduction of the TICK Act, (which stands for Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knock Out). We applaud Senators Collins and Smith for introducing this important legislation that seeks “to provide assistance to combat the escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases and disorders ..read more
Evangelical Environmental Network Blog
4y ago
Our friends at A Rocha recently released the following statement about a fatal car accident involving A Rocha international staff.
** Press statement: A Rocha International staff in fatal accident in South Africa ..read more
Evangelical Environmental Network Blog
4y ago
We know that bipartisanship is key to defending children from the climate crisis, and that is why we are so pleased by the new bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus. This new effort, led by Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), creates a hopeful path forward for meaningful action ..read more