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Planning Commission considers how — and if — data centers should be built in Philly

Pennsylvania’s Petrochemical ‘Renaissance’ Hasn’t Panned Out

The New Coalition Taking on Big Tech’s AI Data Centers

The TechnoState Tour: Action Report

Environmental Groups Request DEP Do A Science-Based Assessment Of Health, Environmental Risks From Landfill Leachate Contaminated By Radioactive Oil & Gas Drilling Wastes

Commentary: New York’s energy comes at a cost. Pennsylvania is paying it.

Tonyehn Verkitus on environmental science

PGW looks to expand liquefied natural gas operations, despite decarbonization goals

Speakers at Actions Lab DC Tech Tour Denounce Data Centers, AI

Brandon McGinley forgets the costs of Pittsburgh's growth

Panel discusses how energy demand from data centers nationwide will impact Pennsylvania

University of Scranton panel warns of AI data centers' impact on environment

As War on Iran Continues, a European Climate Law Could Be at Risk

Physicians For Social Responsibility-PA Establishes Scientific Advisory Board To Advise The Group On Scientific Issues

Kline Twp. residents push back against Amazon data center

Kline Twp. residents push back against Amazon data center

Community meeting planned regarding Kline data center

“Endangerment finding” removal has economic ramifications

Air Pollution Worsens Anxiety Disorders, Increases Rate of Schizophrenia Relapse​

Pennsylvania’s data centers are flooding rural communities with dangerous light pollution ​

Trump set to dismantle US climate rules in ‘betrayal’ of global goals

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House committee hears comments on data center bill

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Public Health Panel… No More Sacrifice Zones (Part 2)

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Council Housing Leaders, Housing Practitioners, Community Leaders Applaud Passage of H.O.M.E. Authorizing Legislation

State, community leaders call for Trump administration to invest in clean energy to lower costs

Cleaner than coal isn’t clean enough for Pennsylvania’s future

Matt Shorraw: Pa. must protect workers from extreme heat

Healthier Holidays: Cooking with Induction

CNX sues nonprofit news outlet for defamation over fracking coverage

PennEnvironment, PennPIRGand partners settle PGW rate case

Some Pennsylvania legislators are trying to silence local voices on fracking

Laura Dagley & Tonyehn Verkitus | ecoWURD Magazine w/ P.O.C.

Report: Mental health challenged in ‘fenceline communities’ near pollution

Report: Mental health challenged in ‘fenceline communities’ near pollution

Gov. Shapiro, don’t sell Pa. out to polluters

Marietta Ceiling Plant upgrade could increase emissions of pollutants near Marietta, Maytown

Doctors speak out against Shapiro energy board plan

Matt Shorraw: Natural gas not sustainable for Pa.'s data centers

Delaware River Basin Commission Approves Extension Of Permit For Proposed Docks At Gibbstown LNG Gas Export Terminal In NJ

Environmental groups speak out as Trump admin targets climate regulations

Rally for Safe, Clean, and Affordable Energy from PGW

Advocates applaud Sugarloaf plastics plant withdrawal, express concerns about data centers

Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Launch New Regional Environmental Movement Community

Archbald Data Center Hearing leaves residents with more questions than answers

Environmental Advocates Oppose Gov. Shapiro’s Attendance At Sen. McCormick's Energy, A.I. Summit In Pittsburgh

Judge denies PGW internal records of climate advocates, citing First Amendment protection

PennEnvironment, PennPIRG join coalition in opposing PGW’s proposed rate hike

First Amendment battle pits Philadelphia Gas Works against climate advocates in rate hike case

Letter: Lithium plans could prove risky

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Former Mayor Michael Nutter is representing gas industry interests that aim to drive a wedge between environmentalists and marginalized communities

Activists rally in Easton to support fracking ban in Delaware River Basin

Setback on setbacks: A state board decides not to consider new limits on drilling near buildings, water sources

Sierra Club Connecticut Releases Striking Infrared Footage of Polluting Gas Facilities

LETTER: Communities deserve better

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PGW could explore clean energy with geothermal pilot project at Philly’s McCloskey Elementary School

FracTracker Alliance is mapping oil and gas impacts in Pennsylvania and be

Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: Dr. Pouné Saberi, MD Speaks On How Healthcare Providers Can Better Serve Individuals Exposed To Health Threats From Shale Gas Development

West Philly Tool Library lets you ‘test-drive’ a gas-less cooktop before taking the plunge

Speakers at Pittsburgh climate rally assail Trump, urge local action

There must be more oversight of dangerous fracking wastewater in Pennsylvania

Climate activists criticize exclusion from PGW’s budget process, propose new rules

Up to 25 MW of solar will benefit ordinary customers of Philadelphia-area utility

Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato to revamp Board of Health with 8 new appointees

Retired doctor warns about the dangers of fracking

UPDATE: DEP investigating garbage fire at Keystone Sanitary Landfill

Medical professionals gather to say arena would hurt health outcomes regionally

20 years on, fracking’s potential health impacts eyed

Growing opposition to the construction of a basketball arena near Philadelphia's Chinatown

Former health commissioner opposes proposed 76ers arena over potential traffic impacts on emergency care

Protecting your health and planet:

Dr. Marilyn Howarth & Dr. Pouné Saberi

Pennsylvania Gas Driller: Our Operations Pose No Health Risk. You Can’t Be Serious, Activists Say.

Scientists skeptical of oil and gas company’s claim that its fracking ‘poses no public health risk'

Residents say Pennsylvania has failed communities after state studies linked fracking to child cancer

Fracking Company Is Selected to Receive Federal Environmental Justice Funding

A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding

Cecil Township Supervisors Direct Solicitor To Prepare Ordinance Increasing Setbacks From Shale Gas Well Pads By At Least 2,500 Feet

Rally to Ban Artificial Turf with Toxic PFAS in Philadelphia City Properties

Philly Gas Commission passes rules that limit public participation in PGW budget process

Allegheny county elected officials, groups call for clean air

Concerns remain, cleanup continues at Bartram’s Garden following contamination

CNX: 'Natural Gas Development Is Safe And Poses No Public Health Risks

Why Doesn’t Harris Talk About Climate Change?

Yellowish liquid was present for years on property that forced closure of Bartram’s Mile Trail

How can Kamala Harris appeal to climate voters in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's record on environment criticized by advocates

Kamala Harris’ fracking flip-flop shows perils of Pa. campaigning. Josh Shapiro can help.

How can Harris appeal to climate voters in Pennsylvania?

Why the left’s knives are out for Shapiro

Plus, JD Vance’s weird endorsement of a book by a Philly conspiracy theorist

A New National Spotlight Shines on Josh Shapiro’s Contested Environmental Record

Philadelphians have a right to solar power

Wimbledon under pressure to drop Barclays sponsorship with SW19 protests planned

Carbon Capture Bill Violates Property Rights

Shell’s Generosity: Funding Air Monitors to Track Their Own Pollution

BCMAC Recommended to Receive Largest Award from Shell Consent Order and Agreement

Environmentalists battle to get Peco to increase its use of green energy, but the oil industry calls it a job killer

Unveiling the Lurking Dangers: Pennsylvania’s Fight against Hazardous Waste in the Oil & Gas Industry

Reporting on climate change impacts on marginalized communities

100+ WORKERS & RIDERS RALLY FOR TRANSIT FUNDING IN HARRISBURG

Sen. Muth, Environmental Advocates Join Author Justin Nobel at Capitol to Discuss Hazardous Waste in PA

Green hydrogen: A climate change solution or fossil fuel bait and switch?

Biden in the fracking trap

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Letter to the Editor: Hold Oil and Gas Companies Accountable

Linnea Bond: Making Climate Change Sexy

Shapiro’s closed door

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Activists Launch Their Own Investigation of  Mud Spill Near Pennsylvania LNG Pipeline 

Eric Hayot and Ned Ketyer: TIAA's 'sportswashing' its contribution to climate change

Cheers and jeers: Environmentalists clash with Gov. Shapiro at hydrogen energy meeting in Northeast Philly

Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper, Shouts Down Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Over a Proposed ‘Hydrogen Hub’

‘Fix the mix’: Climate activists want PECO to buy more renewable energy

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Peco may be forced to pick between fossil fuels or renewable energy before its latest plan expires in 2025

The Democrat, the Fracking Executive and the Deal They Struck. Can It Work?
Pennsylvania governor and CNX chief pursue industry business model; pact lets company voluntarily disclose environmental data

Marsh Creek State Park once again the site of cleanup due to Mariner East pipeline construction

‘Whitish material’ leaks into tributary of Marsh Creek State Park, site of Mariner Pipeline spill in 2020

Our letter to the editor:
“For Shame”

The Democrat, the Fracking Executive and the Deal They Struck. Can It Work?
Pennsylvania governor and CNX chief pursue industry business model; pact lets company voluntarily disclose environmental data

LVHN-Jefferson merger: What would it mean for patients? ‘Big not necessarily better’

What's that smell? Air monitors placed on Lackawanna County homes after complaints of landfill stench

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS PRESSURE GOV. SHAPIRO ON FRACKING REGULATIONS

Environmental group seeks volunteers to place air quality monitors at homes around landfill, power plant.

Planetary Health Advocacy "Living" Tool

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Senator Muth, Public Herald Raise Alarm About Workers Injured by Fracking’s Radioactive Waste

Policy Hearing Focuses on Minimizing Risk and Harm in Development of PA’s Hydrogen Infrastructure

Tour of Fracking  Sites Connects Activists From Appalachia and The Gulf Coast

Pa. lawmakers look for hydrogen models after hub announcement

Pennsylvania’s fracking boom is hurting its oldest residents

Study Finds Heavy Presence of PFAS in Fracking Chemicals

Health versus wealth raised during well setback debate

MAD-FACTS Group Continues Their Push

Climate Activists Bike Hundreds of Miles Through PA to Demand Change

NYC Climate Week; Health Professionals Demand Fossil Fuel Phase Out Ahead UN Climate Ambition Summit

Climate Protesters March on New York, Calling for End to Fossil Fuels

Tens of thousands in NYC march against fossil fuels as AOC hails powerful message

Health Professionals Demanding Fossil Fuel Phase Out at NYC Climate March

Environmentalists Demand Answers About Pennsylvania Governor’s Secretive Committee on Cap-and-Trade Program

Local Environment Town Hall Meeting

Leaders Aren't Helpless and Must Take Action on Fracking

Ohio Valley Solar Co-op Picks Firm to Install Panels

Woman Offers Gas Imaging Camera Service to Rustic Ridge Residents

Thermographer in Plum Testing for Natural Gas After Deadly Explosion

Studies Link Fracking to Childhood Cancer, Asthma

New Pennsylvania Study Links Fracking to Childhood Cancer & Asthma

Gas Imaging Camera Service Offered for Free in Plum Thursday

Pennsylvania Residents Call for Action After Study Links Fracking to Asthma and Lymphoma

Does Anyone Care About the Study Linking Pa. Fracking to Cancer in Kids?

Processing Research on Southwestern Pa., Fracking and Health, Residents Seek Answers Together

Pitt Study Shows Link Between Fracking, Increased Lymphoma, Asthma

Pitt study: Higher Risk of Lymphoma, Asthma for Those Near Fracking, but ‘No Association’ to Ewing Sarcoma

A Pennsylvania Study Suggests Links Between Fracking and Asthma, Lymphoma in Children

Fracking Linked to Increased Cases of Lymphoma in Pennsylvania Children, Study Finds

Kids Who Live Near Fracking Sites Are Up to 7 Times More Likely to Develop Lymphoma: Study

‘Is it safe to live here?’: Questions Loom at Presentation of Reports on Fracking and Health in Southwestern Pa.

Joint Pitt, State Studies Find Link Between Proximity to Fracking and Increased Cancer Rates, Low Birth Weight

A Pennsylvania Study Suggests Links Between Fracking and Asthma, Lymphoma in Children

Pa. Health Department to Reveal Results of Child Health Studies in Gas Lands

Cohort of Community Leads!

Letter to the Editor: Hydrogen Hubs- Leave Gas in the Ground

SEPTA Gas Plant in Nicetown Still Faces Opposition as City Weighs Permit Renewal

Report: Oil & Gas Air Pollution Effects Health of Pennsylvanians 

Report: Oil & Gas Air Pollution Effects Health of Pennsylvanians 

Who is Blocking Climate Action in Pennsylvania? 

Satellites, Drones Join Fight Against Air Pollution in Pennsylvania

Letter Opposing HR 1640 and 1615

Environmental Groups Seek Results of Pitt Cancer Studies

New tri-state co-op strives to shed light on solar

As EPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Emissions, Report Names Pennsylvania as One of America’s Top Polluters

Nonprofit Announces Ohio Valley Solar, EV Charger Co-Op

2 NEPA Energy Plants on PA's "Dirty Dozen" List for Highest Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Environmental Health Discussed with Scranton Community

Texas Study Finds Thousands of Pounds of 'Forever Chemicals' have been Injected into Oil and Gas Wells

Town Hall in Chester Springs

Sustainability in Full Swing at Scranton

Pennsylvania Legislators Take Action on Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards

PA Legislators Celebrate Energy Efficiency Day with Bill to Save $250M on Electric bills, Reduce 350,000 Tons of Carbon Annually

This Philly Drag Show Tackles Climate Change- on Ice!

What The Public Has To Say About The EPA's Methane Plan

‘Like the Doors of Hell Were Open’: East Palestine Train Disaster Casts Toxic Cloud Over Future of OH/PA Region

EPA Lists Additional Chemicals Released in East Palestine Train Derailment

Residents Allowed Back Home Near Ohio Train Derailment After Air is Declared Safe

After the Eighth Catastrophic Train Derailment in the Greater Pittsburgh Area in Five Years, Advocates Demand Better Protections

Regulators Monitoring Air, Water After East Palestine Train Derailment

Train Derailment Causes Massive Fire, Evacuations in Ohio

In Pennsylvania, Hopes Rise But Questions Remain About New Governor’s Environmental Agenda 

Shapiro’s Environmental Agenda Raises Hopes — but also Questions

The Challenge for New Governor

As prosecutor, Josh Shapiro was for fracking reform. Can he pull it off as governor?

Mounting Scientific Evidence Rekindles Fracking Health Concerns

Environmental groups present Shell Plant with List of Demands

There's a better home a-waitin', if we try, Lord, if we try.

An Environmental Group Challenges a Proposed Plastics ‘Advanced Recycling’ Plant in Pennsylvania

Mounting Scientific Evidence Rekindles Fracking Health Concerns

Fracking, Abortion, and the Challenge of Raising a Family in Southwestern Pennsylvania

PA advances rule to limit PFAS in drinking water

Debra Diamond Smit: The Wisdom of a Totem Pole journey to Pittsburgh

See where toxic PFAS have been used in Pennsylvania fracking wells

Public Gets Briefed on Fracking Health Studies, Despite No-Show from Pitt, DOH

Pitt and PA Health Department Back Out of Public Forum on Fracking Studies

Group Finds PFA's 'Forever' Chemicals Used in Ohio Oil and Gas Wells

‘We’ll take the win’: Pa. Advocates Celebrate Progress on Senate Democrats’ Climate Bill

Chance for environmental and social justice

We need to finance a new model of energy

What the Affordable Care Act can teach Democrats about climate-change policy

Clean air and water will mean better health for Pennsylvanians

Doctors' Recommendations: Vote for better Health in Pennsylvania 2020/Opinion

Addressing Public Health Issues Medicine Alone Cannot Cure

Nuclear Abolition: A Model for International Youth Activism

The 7 Forbidden Words

It's Time to Ban Fracking

Pennsylvania's Gas Fields Ramp Up For More Drilling in 2018

Documenting EPA Fracking Concerns

Nicetown Deserves Better

Methane Emission Issues Worsen

Sending a Message that Science Matters

In the News and Around the World

In the News and Around the World

Delaware Valley Residents Head to Paris for UN Climate Talks

Dr. Poune Saberi — "Fossil Fuels are Dead"

Demonstrators Rally in South Philly Against Refinery Exp