As Shell’s construction moves into final stage, citizens organize environmental self-defense classes
By ANYA LITVAK, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Oct. 5, 2020.
To date, what we know about the petrochemical plant under construction in Beaver County has come from its owner, Shell Chemical Co.
That won’t always be the case. When the plant …
A misguided strategy
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Editorial, Sept. 8, 2020.
Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler was in the Hill District on Aug. 13 to confirm the Trump administration’s decision to rescind federal regulations on methane emissions. This shortsighted rule change will not …
Democrats Drop Demand To End Fossil Fuel Subsidies From Party Platform
The Democratic National Committee this week quietly dropped language calling for an end to fossil fuel subsidies and tax breaks from its party platform, HuffPost has learned.
On July 27, officials added
RECLAIM Act To Boost Coal Communities Passes House As Part Of Infrastructure Bill
The House of Representatives Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that includes two provisions that would specifically help coal-reliant communities in the Ohio Valley.
The bill, called the
‘Historic day’ for Standing Rock as pipeline company told to shut down, remove oil
By Kolby KickingWoman, Indian Country Today, Jul 6, 2020,
Updated: Another blow for pipelines: The U.S. Supreme Court has kept in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key permit for the Keystone XL
A federal judge has …
Public Source: Four environmental issues in the Pittsburgh region to keep your eyes on in the age of COVID-19
By, Public Source,
Climate change, air pollution, oil prices and waste could be transformed by the pandemic.
“COVID-19 cost jobs, closed businesses and limited travel. But the economic ruin has also led to record …
NY Stops Williams Pipeline: Enormous Victory
350.org Press Release, May 15, 2020.
(New York City) Climate and community leaders celebrated today as the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced their denial with prejudice of a key water permit for the Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement
Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics
By Joel Makower, GreenBiz, May 11, 2020.
At first glance, the sprawling industrial site, covering roughly 900 acres in Kingsport, Tennessee, appears to be just another chemical manufacturing facility. There are hundreds of buildings and countless miles of pipes, conveyors, …
Under Cover of Pandemic, Fossil Fuel Interests Unleash Lobbying Frenzy
By Dana Drugmand • Thursday, April 2, 2020, DESMOG.
Thousands of Americans are dying, millions have filed for unemployment, and frontline health care workers are risking their lives as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the U.S. In the midst …