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Fighting for PFAS Free Products in PA!
Exposure to PFAS chemicals has been linked to serious health problems such as cancer, immune system suppression, increased cholesterol levels, and more harmful disorders. Contact your PA state representative and tell them to eliminate PFAS in cosmetics, dental floss, menstrual products, and juvenile products!
Philadelphia’s Bring Your Own Bag Bill: How We Got Here and Why It Matters
Philadelphia just took a major step toward sustainability. After years of advocacy, the Bring Your Own Bag (BYOBag) law is now in effect: cutting paper bag waste, supporting small businesses, and promoting equity by encouraging reusable bags. Smart policy, real impact, and a cleaner city for everyone.
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.
Environmental Groups Bring Discussion of Lead and Copper Rule Revisions to Pittsburgh
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a virtual community roundtable in Pittsburgh on revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule.