In the past two years, the natural gas industry has recklessly endangered the safety of Pennsylvania's waterways. Just this September, thousands of gallons of dangerous fluids, like diesel fuel and hydrochloric acid, have been spilled in multiple incidents in our state. Sadly, that's just the beginning when it comes to kind of accidents that have endangered our environment and our health.

Take action now: Ask your Representative to support critical legislation that would protect Pennsylvania's water from drillers.

Tell your State Senator: A year is too long to wait for safe drinking water!

On Earth Day 2009, eighteen Pennsylvania State Senators introduced SB 777, state legislation that would protect rivers, streams, and aquifers (groundwater) that supply our public drinking water. The list of co-sponsors has grown to 22 including 4 members of the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.

Almost a year later, State Senator Mary Jo White, Chair of the Committee, has still not scheduled the Safer Drinking Water Act for a vote.  Take action now: Tell your State Senator to ask Sen. White to schedule a vote on the Safer Drinking Water Act.

President Obama was right to emphasize the job creation potential and economic stakes for America's leadership on global warming solutions in his State of the Union address this week.

Strategic use of federal stimulus monies is one of the best ways to jump-start the nation's transition to a clean energy economy. Planned investments in high speed rail, new energy efficiency technologies, clean energy start-ups and entrepreneurs can deliver the right combination of near term and longer range benefits.

By re-asserting the imperative for U.S. action and leadership on global warming, the President signaled the urgency and importance of Senate action to complete work on comprehensive energy and global warming legislation begun by the House.

Act Now To Fund Jobs That Save Lives

Legislation to create jobs is moving forward in Congress, and environmental health advocates have a great opportunity to significantly increase the funding to reduce diesel emissions. The request for $1 billion would potentially save or generate 19,000 jobs and increase economic output by over $3 billion.

It is a great opportunity to protect public health, curb greenhouse gases and otherwise protect the environment while putting Americans to work and boosting the economy. Please contact your House representative and two Senators to urge them to support $1 billion in the jobs package to reduce diesel emissions today. 

January 11, 2010

The Honorable Harry Reid
Senate Majority Leader
522 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Majority Leader Reid:

We are writing as a broad-based group of environmental, health and industry organizations to urge you to include $1 billion for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2005 ("DERA") in the anticipated jobs package.

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01/11/2010 - 10:57

Pittsburgh - A federal judge in U.S. District Court has approved a settlement between Clean Water Action and Horsehead Corp. concerning Clean Water Action's lawsuit alleging violations of the Clean Water Act at the company's zinc smelter in Monaca, PA on the Ohio River outside of Pittsburgh.

Key elements of the proposed settlement include:

• Horsehead will pay a penalty of $15,000 for past Clean Water Act violations. As additional mitigation for past violations, Horsehead will contribute to two local environmental projects.
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  12/29/2009 - 18:38

We have never had a better chance of fixing the Clean Water Act and delivering results on the Clean Water issues that matter the most. Help us seize the moment and change the course of our nation's clean water future.

By continuing your support with a generous year-end gift, you are helping to advance Clean Water Action's vision for water protection in the 21st Century that will be realized by:

Learn more on the PhillyRecyclingPays web site about getting rewards for recycling.

Thanks to several years of pressure by Clean Water Action and our members, the City of Philadelphia just announced that it is bringing RecycleBank's Rewards for Recycling program to your neighborhood.

This program provides reward points every time you recycle. You can then redeem your points for coupons to local stores - grocery, pharmacies, clothing, etc. - physical items or donations to your favorite charity.

Groups ask State to take a closer look at fast-tracked wastewater treatment plant

(HARRISBURG, PA)  Environmental groups are beefing up a legal challenge to a backroom deal that would allow a new wastewater treatment plant to dump 500,000 gallons of water polluted by gas drilling chemicals into the Monongahela River each day.

Norma Fiorentino is the resident of Dimock, Pa., and leaseholder with Cabot Oil and Gas whose water well famously blew up on New Year's Day 2009. Since then, she's not been using her water for drinking or cooking.

Hear her story in her own words. Clean Water Action is working with local people who have come to realize that the cost is too great to let Natural Gas Drilling proceed without close scrutiny by the Commonwealth.