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We're a citizens group working to ensure the safety, security, and quality of life from the effects of unconventional gas development. protectpt.org
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Inflation and high energy costs are hitting Americans’ wallets hard.
I was at CCAC’s North Campus today to tour the solar panel array that’s saving them money and to learn more about their Electric Vehicle apprenticeship program.
I was at CCAC’s North Campus today to tour the solar panel array that’s saving them money and to learn more about their Electric Vehicle apprenticeship program.
September 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Inflation and high energy costs are hitting Americans’ wallets hard.
I was at CCAC’s North Campus today to tour the solar panel array that’s saving them money and to learn more about their Electric Vehicle apprenticeship program.
I was at CCAC’s North Campus today to tour the solar panel array that’s saving them money and to learn more about their Electric Vehicle apprenticeship program.
By delaying deadlines for polluters to comply with commonsense #CutMethane and VOC protections, Lee Zeldin has left families on the frontline of oil + gas development in a sacrifice zone as they continue to face dangerous air pollution. We deserve better, EPA!
insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202...
EPA Delays Compliance with Methane Rule, Fulfilling Oil and Gas Industry’s Request - Inside Climate News
Environmental advocacy groups have decried the “unlawful” move to push back caps on emissions of the super pollutant without first receiving public input.
insideclimatenews.org
August 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
By delaying deadlines for polluters to comply with commonsense #CutMethane and VOC protections, Lee Zeldin has left families on the frontline of oil + gas development in a sacrifice zone as they continue to face dangerous air pollution. We deserve better, EPA!
insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202...
Methane, the primary component of natural gas, leaks from wells alongside dangerous air pollutants. Right now, PA is working on a plan to reduce methane leaks. There's only 2 days left to give feedback! Let's demand clean air and a bright future for all! www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment/Com...
eComment
www.ahs.dep.pa.gov
July 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Methane, the primary component of natural gas, leaks from wells alongside dangerous air pollutants. Right now, PA is working on a plan to reduce methane leaks. There's only 2 days left to give feedback! Let's demand clean air and a bright future for all! www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment/Com...
THANK YOU @EPWCmte Dems for the recent spotlight on why we need to #CutMethane emissions to protect public health and build economic resilience. As expert Courtney Smith made clear: “Reducing methane is critical to achieving our goals.” bit.ly/46rd4r3
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THANK YOU @EPWCmte Dems for the recent spotlight on why we need to #CutMethane emissions to protect public health and build economic resilience. As expert Courtney Smith made clear: “Reducing methane is critical to achieving our goals.” bit.ly/46rd4r3
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Big Tech wants to be our neighbor, but will we pay the price? Without strong ratepayer protections, our utility bills may go up to fuel the AI buildout. 🤖 Express your concerns about data centers and tell the PUC to put PA residents first: bit.ly/puc-letter
May 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Big Tech wants to be our neighbor, but will we pay the price? Without strong ratepayer protections, our utility bills may go up to fuel the AI buildout. 🤖 Express your concerns about data centers and tell the PUC to put PA residents first: bit.ly/puc-letter
Big Tech wants to be our neighbor, but will we pay the price? Without strong ratepayer protections, our utility bills may go up to fuel the AI buildout. 🤖 Express your concerns about data centers and tell the PUC to put PA residents first: bit.ly/puc-letter
May 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Big Tech wants to be our neighbor, but will we pay the price? Without strong ratepayer protections, our utility bills may go up to fuel the AI buildout. 🤖 Express your concerns about data centers and tell the PUC to put PA residents first: bit.ly/puc-letter
This spring is the perfect opportunity to get your very own Protect PT tee-shirt! 👕😍
It's like a donation—but even better, because you get some cool swag! 😎
Check out our full merch catalog today at www.protectpt.org/shop 👨💻
It's like a donation—but even better, because you get some cool swag! 😎
Check out our full merch catalog today at www.protectpt.org/shop 👨💻
April 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This spring is the perfect opportunity to get your very own Protect PT tee-shirt! 👕😍
It's like a donation—but even better, because you get some cool swag! 😎
Check out our full merch catalog today at www.protectpt.org/shop 👨💻
It's like a donation—but even better, because you get some cool swag! 😎
Check out our full merch catalog today at www.protectpt.org/shop 👨💻
Congrats to @publicsource.org and Quinn Glabicki for receiving this prestigious award for their important work investigating the health impacts for residents living near fracking!
Fracking Investigation Wins 2025 McElheny Award for Local Science Journalism Knight Science Journalism @MIT
PublicSource investigated fracking operations connected to West Virginia families’ degrading health and water quality.
ksj.mit.edu
April 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Congrats to @publicsource.org and Quinn Glabicki for receiving this prestigious award for their important work investigating the health impacts for residents living near fracking!
Check it out! Important update on our Protective Buffers campaign to safeguard our residents' health from the impacts of fracking.
www.protectpt.org/post/we-all-...
www.protectpt.org/post/we-all-...
We All Need Space - Especially from Fracking
On the morning of April 8, 2025, Gillian Graber, Executive Director, and Lauren Posey, the new Environmental Policy Advocate for Protect PT, were two of the first people in the room for the Environmen...
www.protectpt.org
April 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Check it out! Important update on our Protective Buffers campaign to safeguard our residents' health from the impacts of fracking.
www.protectpt.org/post/we-all-...
www.protectpt.org/post/we-all-...
While we are disappointed by this delay, we are hopeful that the EQB will see the value in expanding setbacks for residents residing around fracking.
Thank you to our friends at @cleanaircouncil.bsky.social and the Environmental Integrity Project for their hard work pushing this petition forward.
Thank you to our friends at @cleanaircouncil.bsky.social and the Environmental Integrity Project for their hard work pushing this petition forward.
BREAKING: Yesterday, the Environmental Quality Board voted to delay a decision on whether to expand protective setbacks for fracking and drilling sites from local homes and schools to better protect local residents from air and water pollution. /1
Read our statement at cleanair.org/eqb-setbacks...
Read our statement at cleanair.org/eqb-setbacks...
April 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
While we are disappointed by this delay, we are hopeful that the EQB will see the value in expanding setbacks for residents residing around fracking.
Thank you to our friends at @cleanaircouncil.bsky.social and the Environmental Integrity Project for their hard work pushing this petition forward.
Thank you to our friends at @cleanaircouncil.bsky.social and the Environmental Integrity Project for their hard work pushing this petition forward.
"Here’s the bottom line: A data center is a huge, noisy, windowless building where electricity and water are turned into money for far-away tech bros and CEOs..."
Check out this OP-ED from PPT Board Member John Detwiler: ⬇️👀
Check out this OP-ED from PPT Board Member John Detwiler: ⬇️👀
John Detwiler: No stopping the 'data center' bandwagon?
It’s still early in 2025, and the “data center” bandwagon is picking up speed, with ambitious plans announced for sites in Westmoreland County and Homer City (“Homer City site:...
triblive.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Here’s the bottom line: A data center is a huge, noisy, windowless building where electricity and water are turned into money for far-away tech bros and CEOs..."
Check out this OP-ED from PPT Board Member John Detwiler: ⬇️👀
Check out this OP-ED from PPT Board Member John Detwiler: ⬇️👀
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🚨New Investigation🚨
Ecopetrol, Colombia's largest & majority-state-owned oil & gas company, has a methane pollution problem. This + water pollution & human rights abuses exposed by @eia-news.bsky.social threaten Colombia's #climate leadership.
Read more: bit.ly/4c3MepI
Ecopetrol, Colombia's largest & majority-state-owned oil & gas company, has a methane pollution problem. This + water pollution & human rights abuses exposed by @eia-news.bsky.social threaten Colombia's #climate leadership.
Read more: bit.ly/4c3MepI
REPORT: Investigation of Ecopetrol Oil & Gas Pollution in Colombia - Earthworks
Leer en Español https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBVjQhbCrmw The Cost of Extraction: Colombia’s Oil and Gas Industry Threatens Communities & the
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March 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨New Investigation🚨
Ecopetrol, Colombia's largest & majority-state-owned oil & gas company, has a methane pollution problem. This + water pollution & human rights abuses exposed by @eia-news.bsky.social threaten Colombia's #climate leadership.
Read more: bit.ly/4c3MepI
Ecopetrol, Colombia's largest & majority-state-owned oil & gas company, has a methane pollution problem. This + water pollution & human rights abuses exposed by @eia-news.bsky.social threaten Colombia's #climate leadership.
Read more: bit.ly/4c3MepI
"The study assessed the risks faced by communities in southeastern Pennsylvania living near petrochemical facilities using a mobile laboratory to measure 32 hazardous air pollutants, including vinyl chloride, formaldehyde and benzene."
Why the health risks from air pollution could be worse than we thought
A new study found elevated and previously overlooked health risks for communities living near industrial polluters.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"The study assessed the risks faced by communities in southeastern Pennsylvania living near petrochemical facilities using a mobile laboratory to measure 32 hazardous air pollutants, including vinyl chloride, formaldehyde and benzene."
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Join us on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, from noon to 1 p.m., for the virtual release of “Pennsylvania’s Shale Gas Boom: What the Shapiro Administration Can Do to Better Protect Public Health,” a companion piece to our 2022 white paper.
www.environmentalhealthproject.org/event-detail...
www.environmentalhealthproject.org/event-detail...
March 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Join us on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, from noon to 1 p.m., for the virtual release of “Pennsylvania’s Shale Gas Boom: What the Shapiro Administration Can Do to Better Protect Public Health,” a companion piece to our 2022 white paper.
www.environmentalhealthproject.org/event-detail...
www.environmentalhealthproject.org/event-detail...
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☢️ Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill applied for a new permit to dump radioactive wastewater into Speers Run &
the Monongahela River.
📢 PA DEP is accepting comments on this permit. Join us & our allies @protectpt.bsky.social to speak out @ the public hearing on 3/20!
More info: ow.ly/E7rl50VhE3j
the Monongahela River.
📢 PA DEP is accepting comments on this permit. Join us & our allies @protectpt.bsky.social to speak out @ the public hearing on 3/20!
More info: ow.ly/E7rl50VhE3j
March 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
☢️ Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill applied for a new permit to dump radioactive wastewater into Speers Run &
the Monongahela River.
📢 PA DEP is accepting comments on this permit. Join us & our allies @protectpt.bsky.social to speak out @ the public hearing on 3/20!
More info: ow.ly/E7rl50VhE3j
the Monongahela River.
📢 PA DEP is accepting comments on this permit. Join us & our allies @protectpt.bsky.social to speak out @ the public hearing on 3/20!
More info: ow.ly/E7rl50VhE3j
“Cutting methane this decade is our emergency brake on runaway global heating, yet retailers are barely pressing it,” said Haughton-Boakes. “The companies that dominate our food system must step up now and take real action to slash their methane emissions.”
No Supermarket Has A Plan to Cut Methane, But US Retailers Are the Worst Offenders
None of the world's 20 largest retailers have set methane reduction targets, despite meat and dairy making up a third of their emissions, a new analysis has found.
www.greenqueen.com.hk
March 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“Cutting methane this decade is our emergency brake on runaway global heating, yet retailers are barely pressing it,” said Haughton-Boakes. “The companies that dominate our food system must step up now and take real action to slash their methane emissions.”
"Methane gas is leaking from landfills at higher rates and more consistently than other major emitting sectors, a new report from satellite monitoring company GHGSat found." 👇
GHGSat research shows landfills are undercounting methane emissions
The satellite monitoring company’s 2023 site-level data underscores the importance of technology in obtaining a more accurate picture of landfills’ greenhouse gas emissions, executives said.
www.wastedive.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"Methane gas is leaking from landfills at higher rates and more consistently than other major emitting sectors, a new report from satellite monitoring company GHGSat found." 👇
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What’s happening to EPA-funded community projects under Trump?
A Q&A with the air quality program director for Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab. @breathe-project.bsky.social @gasp-pgh.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social @protectpt.bsky.social
www.ehn.org/epa-air-moni...
A Q&A with the air quality program director for Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab. @breathe-project.bsky.social @gasp-pgh.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social @protectpt.bsky.social
www.ehn.org/epa-air-moni...
What’s happening to EPA-funded community projects under Trump?
A Q&A with the air quality program director for Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab
www.ehn.org
March 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
What’s happening to EPA-funded community projects under Trump?
A Q&A with the air quality program director for Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab. @breathe-project.bsky.social @gasp-pgh.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social @protectpt.bsky.social
www.ehn.org/epa-air-moni...
A Q&A with the air quality program director for Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab. @breathe-project.bsky.social @gasp-pgh.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social @protectpt.bsky.social
www.ehn.org/epa-air-moni...
The Ohio Statehouse Symposium on fracking industry waste, put together by @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social, contained powerful testimony from affected residents. We hope the OH State Legislature takes action to stop the industry from continuing to spread their radioactive waste on public roads.
March 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Ohio Statehouse Symposium on fracking industry waste, put together by @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social, contained powerful testimony from affected residents. We hope the OH State Legislature takes action to stop the industry from continuing to spread their radioactive waste on public roads.
The Blue Moon compressor station in Washington County has operated since 2016 without an air pollution permit. Impacted residents can click here to demand DEP host a hearing so residents can share their experiences regarding air pollution from this facility. cleanaircouncil.salsalabs.org/fullmoon
Protect Public Health Around the Blue Moon/Full Moon Compressor Station
cleanaircouncil.salsalabs.org
February 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Blue Moon compressor station in Washington County has operated since 2016 without an air pollution permit. Impacted residents can click here to demand DEP host a hearing so residents can share their experiences regarding air pollution from this facility. cleanaircouncil.salsalabs.org/fullmoon
If you live in Ohio, come find us and @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social at the Ohio State Capitol on March 6!
February 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you live in Ohio, come find us and @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social at the Ohio State Capitol on March 6!
Dimock, PA has has dad poisoned drinking water since 2009 as a result of fracking operations and injection wells.
Check out this video from @france24.com ⬇
youtu.be/TErXl_0K4Sk?...
Check out this video from @france24.com ⬇
youtu.be/TErXl_0K4Sk?...
Derrière les promesses de Trump, la dure réalité du fracking à Dimock • FRANCE 24
YouTube video by FRANCE 24
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February 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Dimock, PA has has dad poisoned drinking water since 2009 as a result of fracking operations and injection wells.
Check out this video from @france24.com ⬇
youtu.be/TErXl_0K4Sk?...
Check out this video from @france24.com ⬇
youtu.be/TErXl_0K4Sk?...
This January, Protect PT had the trial on the proposed Drakulic Well Pad, located in Westmoreland County, PA. After over 10 years of fighting this site, this trial has been long-awaited. 🧵 1/4
January 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This January, Protect PT had the trial on the proposed Drakulic Well Pad, located in Westmoreland County, PA. After over 10 years of fighting this site, this trial has been long-awaited. 🧵 1/4
The first step to protecting your community from the dangers of the oil and gas industry is to stay informed. 🗞️💭
Sign up for our Permitting and Violations Digest to get the latest updates on when operators apply for permits and receive violations in SW PA. 🏡
protectpt.info/ogdigest to sign up!
Sign up for our Permitting and Violations Digest to get the latest updates on when operators apply for permits and receive violations in SW PA. 🏡
protectpt.info/ogdigest to sign up!
January 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The first step to protecting your community from the dangers of the oil and gas industry is to stay informed. 🗞️💭
Sign up for our Permitting and Violations Digest to get the latest updates on when operators apply for permits and receive violations in SW PA. 🏡
protectpt.info/ogdigest to sign up!
Sign up for our Permitting and Violations Digest to get the latest updates on when operators apply for permits and receive violations in SW PA. 🏡
protectpt.info/ogdigest to sign up!
Hi, there!
We're Protect PT, a grassroots nonprofit organization working to protect our right to clean air and water in southwest PA.
We are happy to be here on @bsky.app!
We're Protect PT, a grassroots nonprofit organization working to protect our right to clean air and water in southwest PA.
We are happy to be here on @bsky.app!
January 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hi, there!
We're Protect PT, a grassroots nonprofit organization working to protect our right to clean air and water in southwest PA.
We are happy to be here on @bsky.app!
We're Protect PT, a grassroots nonprofit organization working to protect our right to clean air and water in southwest PA.
We are happy to be here on @bsky.app!