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Let's Not Frack Up Our Air
By Myron Arnowitt, Pennsylvania State Director
"Flaring" a fracked well
The EPA’s strong proposal to restrict air emissions from oil and gas extraction operations is a good start. EPA regulations of these large pollution sources are urgently needed in cities like Pittsburgh and in many other communities across the country. Gas drilling has been poorly controlled by state governments and we desperately need the federal government to take a strong role in protecting public health and the environment. Take a look at the picture to the left. That is a Marcellus Shale gas well being “flared” and itIf We're Going to Rein-in Something, Make it Fracking!
Photo by Mark Schmerling
By Cord Briggs, National Programs Intern Do you breathe air? Then I have some good news for you! On July 28 th the EPA released a suite of new regulations that, for the first time, will control airborne emissions from oil and gas wells, and specifically those drilled using the risky practice of hydro-fracking. This is truly a win-win-win. Not only will the public reap the benefit of cleaner air (and water), but greenhouse gas emissions will drop, and the petroleum industry will actually end up making more money! It works like this, when a natural gas well is firstLet's Jump Off this Runaway TRAIN
Let's Stop this TRAIN Wreck
By Dan Endreson, Minnesota Program Coordinator This summer was rough for the environment. The 112 th U.S. House of Representatives has been one the most anti-environment Congress’ in history by passing legislation that will severely impact water and air quality for generations. Congress continues to go after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by attempting to limit its ability to update and enforce the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act. In August, Congress took on the Clean Water Act with the “ Dirty Water Act” (H.R. 2018) that would prevent the EPAThese Floods are Man-Made!
Where's the funding for Flood Control Projects?
By Colleen Meehan, Philadelphia Program Organizer Last week was Hurricane Irene, this week it’s Tropical Storm Lee. What does that mean for Pennsylvania and other Mid-Atlantic states? It means we have massive flooding. Pennsylvania is a state of rivers and streams. And when it pours, they flood. Roads are closed and over 100,000 residents along the Susquehanna River were ordered to evacuate. They’ve even packed up the Governor’s Mansion in Harrisburg. This flooding is a result of sprawl and poor stormwater management. Sprawl increases flooding byA Win for Our Waterways and our Health!
This is why we MUST BAN the FOAM!
By Miriam Gordon, California Director We’ve been fighting to ban foam packaging in California for years. Out report, Taking out the Trash studied the effects of packaging foam on our environment and found what you would expect. Styrofoam food containers and coffee cops clog our waterways and pollute our environment. Foam packaging also leeches a carcinogen into our food. We can do better. Californians and our environment can live without this dirty and dangerous product. SB 568, California’s strongest attempt to date to ban foam has brought us very close to