Archive: Fracking/Petro

Is Assessing Cumulative Impacts Unconstitutional?

By Nina Victoria / July 21, 2025
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The impact of Seven County Infrastructure Coalition et. al. v. Eagle County et. al. In much of our advocacy, we at the Center for Coalfield Justice talk about cumulative impacts and what they mean for the communities that we live and work in. This summer, while advocating in D.C. for the Environmental Justice for All […]

Demystifying Data Centers

By Jason Capello / July 17, 2025
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Data Centers and the Like The recent surge in data center and AI facility development across Pennsylvania is driven by the state’s “strategic” location, access to affordable energy, and a burgeoning tech workforce. However, this rapid expansion raises several concerns that could pose significant challenges for all Pennsylvanians.  Let’s explore data centers and their impacts […]

Cecil Residents Win Against Range in Zoning Challenge

By Ethan Story / June 24, 2025
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For years, residents of Cecil Township have been asking their elected officials for more extensive protections concerning oil and gas development in their community. After several revisions and years of debate, the Cecil Township Board of Supervisors answered their call. On November 4, 2024, the Cecil Board of Supervisors voted on and approved Ordinance No. […]

Press Release: Environmental Justice Communities Abandoned by Global Plastics Treaty Process

By Sarah Martik / December 1, 2024
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Busan, Republic of South Korea – In the final hours of negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty, member states are set to discuss a new Chair’s text, that, should it be adopted, will not only fail to support environmental justice and Indigenous communities, but will open the door to dangerous and costly false solutions.

Introducing our New Video of Resident Voices!

By Lisa DePaoli / November 20, 2024
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Resident experiences with fracking and its infrastructure: Listening to our neighbors This year, the staff and members of CCJ have worked with Washington resident and CCJ member Michael Brownlee to produce a video of people’s experiences of living near fracking and its infrastructure. Today, we are releasing that video into the world!  We are so […]

The Full Picture of Carbon Capture in Pennsylvania

By Nina Victoria / November 12, 2024
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The concept of separating carbon dioxide from fuels and emissions has existed since 1970. Technology has changed since then, but the viability of the process has remained the same. As Sean O’Leary at Ohio River Valley Institute said, “Carbon capture technology is expensive to build and operate. According to recent estimates, it more than doubles […]

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