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Register for Pennsylvania's Lobby Day 2013

On Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, Clean Water Action will hold our annual Lobby Day at the state capitol in Harrisburg. Come lobby with us! The day will consist of the opportunity to meet with your state senator and representative as well as taking part in our rally for Department of Environmental Protection accountability at noon in the capitol rotunda.

It takes strength in numbers to show our elected officials that the people of Pennsylvania want to be protected from the dangers of fracking and want the Department of Environmental Protection to do its job! Join us!

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Fracking near houses - smaller.JPGWhen you fear your drinking water has been contaminated by natural gas drilling you have a place to turn to for help - the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). In a letter, former DEP Secretary Michael Krancer said, “DEP has determined that Marcellus shale drilling has impacted the water supplies of 25 separate complainants since 2009.” This is the biggest admission to date of impacted families but there are many other Pennsylvanians who are experiencing water problems due to drilling. Has your water been affected by drilling? Do you know someone whose water has been impacted? We want to hear from you - click here to share your story!
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Protect Pennsylvania's Water from Fracking Waste!

One simple but important standard for our rivers is missing from state protections – a limit to how much salt can be put into streams. For a freshwater state like Pennsylvania, you would think we would already have a limit on salt! Unfortunately, wastewater produced from gas drilling contains huge amounts of salt, it’s often several times saltier than seawater. We have found over 10 million pounds of salt being dumped each month from plants discharging oil and gas wastewater into our rivers. It’s time we protected our rivers – you can help! Click here to submit a comment today!
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Protect Loyalsock State Forest Today

Here’s a fact: Gas drilling operations and pristine forests don’t go together. Help us protect the Loyalsock State Forest from drilling!

Thanks to their preservation, Pennsylvania state forests like Loyalsock are recreational gems. The Loyalsock State Forest consists of more than 100,000 acres of pristine wilderness. All of that is being threatened as Loyalsock is considered as a site for Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling. Allowing drilling to occur in Loyalsock would fragment the forest, leaving miles of clearings for new roads, pipelines and drill pads.  

Protect Loyalsock - click here to send a message to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources today!

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Managing Water More Wisely

  • Managing Water More Wisely

    Did you know raw sewage goes into our rivers almost every time it rains in Allegheny County? Disgusting, right? That’s why we’re required to fix the problem. Find out more, here

    We're also leading the charge in Philadelphia. Find out more about what we're doing here.

Clean Air and the PA Bucket Brigade

  • Clean Air and the PA Bucket Brigade

    Combating air pollution in Allegheny County, organizing with residents in the municipalities across the Ohio River to reduce the pollution coming from Neville Island and ensure that industry is being a "good neighbor is just some of our work to make air cleaner in Allegheny County.

    Find out more at the Bucket Bridgade.

Campaign for Clean Water

  • Campaign for Clean Water

    Water is one of PA’s premier natural resources, with 83,184 miles of streams and rivers, 161,445 acres of ponds and lakes, over 403,000 acres of wetlands, and 47 trillion gallons of groundwater. These resources are vital to the quality of life in our communities, providing drinking water for millions and supporting countless industries. Having clean water is extremely important to PA’s economy, with fishing activities alone generating $4.7 billion a year in revenue and supporting 43,000 jobs. Clean water also improves property values, with higher values directly associated with the health of streams and watersheds.
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