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Introducing PSR PA's 'Community Voices'
Pennsylvania is the 2nd largest gas and coal producing state in the country, as well as home to other industries like steelmaking,...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 31, 20233 min read


PSR PA Supports Chester Community Asking LNG Task Force Members:
"If this LNG Terminal would be so great, why don't you want it in your neighborhood?" On Tuesday Aug 22, three staff members and Board...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 30, 20234 min read


Pitt Drops A Bombshell
Leading up to Tuesday evening’s big reveal by University of Pittsburgh researchers and the Pennsylvania Department of Health on the...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 17, 20237 min read


Press Release on PA DOH & Pitt School of Public Health Study Results
Community & Health Organizations Urge Better Protections for Residents Following Release of PA Health & Environment Studies Results...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 15, 20235 min read


The Big Reveal
In May 2019, David Templeton and Don Hopey published a bombshell report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette showing a spike in the diagnosis...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 14, 20237 min read


Hydrogen Hubs — Leave Gas in the Ground
Regarding the article “Pa. is competing for billions to build hydrogen hubs. Will they really be green?” (July 25, TribLIVE): Don’t be...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 2, 20231 min read


Submit Your Comment to the EPA on the Proposed Standards to Cut Climate Pollution
We at PSR Pennsylvania and PSR National are seeking your comments for an administrative rulemaking on carbon emissions proposed by the...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 1, 20231 min read


Immediately Put OGI Equipment to Use for Community Safety at Shell Polymers Monaca
Urge PA DEP to use FLIR OGI DEP Southwest Regional Office 400 Waterfront Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Jim Miller, Regional Director Hello,...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jul 28, 20233 min read


Humanity Feels The Heat
Remember those lazy, boring, hot summer days as a kid when a parent or a grandparent told you to go outside and find something to do...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jul 21, 20235 min read


Children at Risk from Wildfires
Weather conditions in southwestern Pennsylvania were as good as they get for early June: temperatures in the mid-70s and sunny with few...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jun 16, 20235 min read


We’re mobilizing to End Fossil Fuels – learn how to join in!
Fossil fuels drive the climate crisis, and the U.S. is the #1 oil and gas producer in the world. Wildfires, flooding, and heat – we know...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jun 13, 20231 min read


Electrifying Success: A Workshop Promoting Sustainable Cooking at Re Farm Cafe
On April 21st, a transformative event took place at the picturesque Re Farm Cafe located at Windswept Farms in State College,...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jun 1, 20233 min read


Demand President Biden to declare a Climate Emergency!
Tell your Members of Congress to Support the Climate Emergency Resolution Earlier this week, Senator Sanders and Representatives...

Tonyehn Verkitus
May 17, 20232 min read


Add your name to this open letter to the Minister of Energy
Open Letter to Ireland's Minister for Energy on LNG U Turn Ireland is in a spot of a bother and needs our help! Ireland's Green Party...

Tonyehn Verkitus
May 16, 20231 min read


Demand Community Voices for LNG Terminal in Chester!
Tell State Rep Martina White: "Include community voices in LNG Task Force Hearings" PSR PA is closely following the process around a...

Tonyehn Verkitus
May 16, 20233 min read


Tell the Department of Health"Update the Public on Childhood Cancer Study"
Our partners from Center for Coalfield Justice (CCJ) have an urgent call to action! Please read CCJ's letter and share it with your...

Tonyehn Verkitus
May 16, 20231 min read


Philadelphia Mayoral Primary Candidates Scorecards
Tuesday, May 16 is Philadelphia’s Mayoral Primary to determine which Democratic candidate will face Republican David Oh in November. But...

Tonyehn Verkitus
May 9, 20235 min read


Unequal Treatment at 20: Accelerating Progress Toward Health Care Equity
On Tuesday March 21st 2023, Marie DeMarco, PSR PA’s Health Educator and Medical Advocacy Coordinator attended Unequal Treatment at 20:...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Apr 12, 20232 min read


Know Better, Do Better
CLIMATE, VIOLENCE, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH—these are among the issues that many prominent environmental groups have taken on. We are familiar...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Mar 24, 20238 min read


The Chagossians and Full Spectrum Justice
How many communities of color need to die before we take bold action to dismantle these oppressive, white supremacist systems? On Feb....

Tonyehn Verkitus
Feb 28, 20235 min read
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