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Daily Air Update: Five straight days of unhealthy air in Mon Valley
Violations of federal air standards could continue through the weekend
(Clairton) – Despite the Christmas holiday, residents in the Clairton area and Mon Valley experienced continued unhealthy air quality yesterday for the fifth straight day. Allegheny County Health Department monitors in Liberty recorded another violation of the federal daily fine particle standard, and the state daily hydrogen sulfide standard for December 25, and data from Thursday morning also indicates likely violations for a sixth consecutive day given the lack of action by U.S. Steel to reduce emissions from their
Advancement of Oil and Gas Emission Controls Welcomed but Cautioned Shortcomings Need Addressed to be Truly Impactful
Clean Water Action commended the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board for voting to launch the rulemaking process on Governor Wolf’s concrete action to help address climate change through curbing harmful air pollution from the Commonwealth’s existing oil and gas operations.
Protect California's Groundwater From Injection Wells: Pass AB 1882
If you’re not looking for anything you’ll never find it. This has held true when it comes to contamination from oil and gas production in California for the last century. But the era of regulators ignoring the industry’s groundwater impacts needs to end.
Assembly Bill 1882, introduced by Assemblymember Das Williams, takes an important step by requiring water regulators to monitor our precious aquifers for pollution caused by the oil and gas injection wells.
The bill, supported by Clean Water Action and many others (here's a letter of support signed by some of California's best-known
Florida Legislative Session Ends – Water Gets Attention, Fracking Bill Dies
Earlier this month, the Florida legislature adjourned for the session, and this year water did get the attention and funding it deserved. Here are some of the highlights (and lowlights) from the 2016 legislative session.
Speaking up from the belly of the oil beast
Kern County is the "belly of the beast" for the California's oil and gas industry, where almost 80 percent of the state's oil is produced. It’s where the vast majority of the environmental and health fallout is.