John Hanger, President and CEO of PennFuture and Jan Jarrett, Vice President, today released PennFuture's Policy Agenda for Pennsylvania, "Every Environmental Victory Grows the Economy." PennFuture releases a policy agenda every election cycle, and briefs candidates on specific proposals for growing Pennsylvania's economy and protecting our environment at the same time.

Two major PennFuture initiatives from our last policy agenda, the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard Act, and the $625 million Growing Greener II Bond Referendum, have been signed into law.

The agenda leads off with 11 environmental victories PennFuture believes will grow our state's economy, and that we will be focused on in the coming years. Recommendations range from establishing an energy capital budget, to a "Fix-it-First" transportation policy, to keeping antibiotics safe for human health.

PennFuture works diligently and collaboratively with coalitions of public interest, citizens', health, sporting, labor, and faith organizations; businesses; and government agencies on initiatives to improve our environment, communities, and economy. This podcast is approximately 40 minutes long, and is a recording of the press conference in Harrisburg where the agenda was first released.

To view the entire agenda, click here.