On April 21st, I participated in Third Act’s march “We the People - Not Data Centers” to speak outside Microsoft’s Washington, DC office on the health harms and severe environmental impacts from AI/crypto data centers and related energy operations in Pennsylvania. Third Act led the group on a tour of the tech oligarchy which included a stroll down the streets of the capitol from the offices of Apple to OpenAI to Microsoft, and more. (Third Act is a nationwide organization bui

FLIR video of the event is available here (Pittsburgh) A highly concerning flaring event took place on February 17, 2026 at the Shell Cracker Plant (Shell Polymers Monaca) Potter Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The flaring event was observed by two staff members of Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania (PSR PA). A PSR PA staff member recorded FLIR video of the incident. PSR PA has submitted an incident report to the state Department of Environmental Protec