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Press Statement about the Shell Polymers flaring and alarm event that took place in Monaca, PA on February 17, 2026
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
Kate Krauss
Feb 193 min read


Exchange on Fracking
Key takeaways from the Pennsylvania Senate debate between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz

Tonyehn Verkitus
Nov 1, 20221 min read


Public Gets Briefed on Fracking Health Studies, Despite No-Show From Pitt, DOH
Kurt Blanock, right, watches a public forum on state-funded fracking health studies in Canonsburg, Pa., October 5, 2022. Blanock's son,...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Oct 7, 20224 min read


Pitt School of Public Health, PA Dept of Health Abruptly Pull out of Public Meeting
Pitt School Of Public Health, PA Dept Of Health Abruptly Pull Out Of Public Meeting They Helped Convene — At The Last Minute, The...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Oct 6, 20223 min read


Addiction Medication in Pennsylvania’s Jails Inadequate
A Letter to the Editor on addiction medication in Pennsylvania's Jails that was published after an advocacy training from PSR PA.

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 26, 20221 min read


‘We’ll take the win’: Pa. advocates celebrate progress on Senate Democrats’ climate bill
PSR PA's Walter Tsou spoke at a celebration of the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act with other activists in Philly.

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 12, 20223 min read


Activists pressure gas commissioners to push PGW on climate action, transparency
PSR PA's Linnea Bond is quoted in this article from WHYY PlanPhilly on the upcoming PWG's vote for the next fiscal year.

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 9, 20225 min read


Bucks County must band together to ‘Ban the Bomb’
Nobody wins a nuclear war. That’s why the moment we find ourselves in now with Russia's invasion of Ukraine serves as a stark reminder...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Mar 30, 20223 min read
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