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State elected officials and environmental community make final push to Gov. Wolf to close state methane rule loophole
HARRISBURG – Today, leading state elected officials and members of the environmental community held an event in Harrisburg calling for immediate action by Governor Wolf and the Department of Environmental Protection to close a loophole for low-producing wells in the state’s draft methane rule before the final form is brought to the Environmental Quality Board later this summer. The loophole would leave over half of the state’s 1.1 million tons of annual oil and gas methane pollution unchecked.
“I chose to do this work because the idyllic country life we envisioned was turned into a nightmare
Hundreds Urge Allegheny County to Improve Proposed New Air Quality Rules
At a public hearing held by the Allegheny County Health Department last night, Mon Valley residents urged ACHD to enact new rules to stop hazardous air pollution episodes in Allegheny County. Over 300 residents from the Mon Valley and Pittsburgh have submitted public comments to ACHD supporting a strong rule to make plants in the Mon Valley, like U.S. Steel, cut their pollution when air quality rises to dangerous levels.
Clean Water Action statement on NJ Governor signing Global Warming Response Act
Clean Water Action released the following statement in response to the Governor signing S3207 (Smith/Vainieri Huttle), which amends the 2007 Global Warming Response Act, today.
"A year and a half into the Murphy Administration, much more remains unfinished rather than completed. On the economy, environmental justice, pubic health and the climate crisis, the importance of the final Energy Master Plan (EMP) cannot be underestimated.
As Wednesday's first hearing on the draft EMP overwhelming demonstrated, the draft has real promise but lots of potential huge loopholes. The final plan must close
Global Warming Not an Act: Governor Murphy Directs NJDEP to Reduce Black Carbon
Clean Water Action State Director, Amy Goldsmith, released the following statement this morning in response to Governor Murphy signing S3207 / A4821 (Smith/Vainieri Huttle) late yesterday to amend the 2007 Global Warming Response Act. In signing the bill, the governor further directed NJDEP to reduce emissions of short-lived, yet deadly and potent, climate pollutants such as black carbon, which was removed from the bill during the legislative process, "to provide short-term air quality benefits while also reducing climate warming pollutants (GOVERNOR’S STATEMENT UPON SIGNING SENATE BILL NO
Top ten reasons to Join the Community Solar Movement in Maryland
How did you feel when you heard the recent news about EPA caving to big polluters and scrapping the Clean Power Plan pollution rules launched during the Obama Administration? Most of the reporting focused on the horrible climate and air pollution impacts, but the harmful water impacts will be equally severe.
It’s easy to feel angry and frustrated. But if you live in Maryland, you’re in luck. There’s something really substantial you can do to fight back and play a direct role, become part of the solution, building a Clean Water-Clean Energy future that benefits everyone – including you.
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