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Press Release: Environmental organizations work with DEP on settlement to allow public input on shale gas wastewater permits

By Veronica Coptis / February 17, 2021
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Environmental organizations work with DEP on settlement to allow public input on shale gas wastewater permits Today, the DEP agreed to allow public comment for all 49 permits and will accept public comments for 60 days from the date of public notice, which is expected no later than March 31, 2021. The […]

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Senate Bill 790 Will Bring Long-Lasting and Costly Harm to our State (Update)

By Ethan Story / November 16, 2020
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[This blog was originally posted on March 23, 2020, and has been updated.] Introduced by Senator Joe Scarnati, SB 790 provides economic benefits to the conventional oil and gas well drillers and places the public and the state’s environment at risk. It does this by relaxing the environmental standards currently in place to protect our […]

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Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Gets a Win!

By Ethan Story / August 12, 2020
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Citing the outpouring of concern from hundreds of local residents who raised their voices, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has informed the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill that they must provide more information about how they are planning to operate.   Landfills in Pennsylvania are not allowed to accept liquid waste, but leachate is a byproduct found […]

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Radiation and Fracking

By Kristen Locy / March 5, 2020
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Pathways of Exposure Infographic Find more information on our Radioactive Fracking Resource page In many ways this is a complicated topic, but in other ways it is quite simple. The Marcellus shale that sits beneath the surface of the earth we stand on is naturally radioactive. When it is fracked to release natural gas, it […]

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