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Communities First Sewickley Valley is a group that works to protect the health, safety and the environment in Sewickley, Pa. The group is currently focusing efforts on raising awareness about the proposed Shell Petrochemical Plant in Potter Township and fracking sites in the area and its impact on local air quality and public health.
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Taking On Industrial Pollution and Greenhouse Gases
Title V of the Clean Air Act requires “major sources” of air pollution to obtain operating permits from the EPA or a state or local agency authorized to issue these permits. In Allegheny County, the Allegheny County Health Department in Allegheny County decides these permits. Join GASP, PennEnvironment, Clean Air Council, Clean Water Action, Environmental Integrity Project and the Breathe Project in the effort to clean the region’s air and reduce greenhouse gases.
PennFuture's Toxic Neighbor Campaign
Emissions from a developing, massive Shell petrochemical plant in Beaver County would contain a toxic mix of pollutants – particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and volatile organic compounds, such as acrolein, benzene, toluene and naphthalene – that exacerbate symptoms of asthma and cause cancer.Pennsylvania taxpayers will contribute $1.65 billion in taxpayer dollars toward the construction of the plant which will bring in 600 permanent full-time jobs. This equates to a subsidy of $2,670,000 per job.The plant will emit three times the pollution level of Clairton Coke Works.
Fighting Petrochemical Industry Buildout
Residents of SWPA are fighting a David vs. Goliath battle against the petrochemical industry in our region and beyond to Ohio and West Virginia. The Appalachian Basin is faced with the massive growth of this highly polluting fossil fuel industry from cracker plants to pipelines, compressor stations, drilling operations, wellpads, a storage hub and truck traffic. his industry will push our planet over the edge on climate change, making it absolutely impossible to meet Paris Accord Climate Goals.
CAC's Southwest Pennsylvania Neighbors for Clean Air
The goal of the Southwest PA Neighbors for Clean Air initiative is to create 100 neighborhood groups of 10 members throughout the region so that residents can learn about and take action on the most pressing environmental issues in Southwest Pennsylvania. In the nine months since the first leader training session, CAC has trained over 80 group leaders, and 20 groups now meet regularly. Contact Dave Smith ([email protected]) to join a group or find out more information.
COMMUNITY VOICES
Matt Mehalik, Breathe Project
Protecting Our Communities: Environmental Challenges from Fossil Fuel Extraction in Pennsylvania
June 11, 2019Breathe Project Executive Director Matt Mehalik presents 10 reasons why the petrochemical industry will degrade the health and environment in SWPA.
Julie Dicenzo: Southwest Neighbors for Clean Air
May 23, 2019Hear how Southwest PA Neighbors for Clean Air group leader Julie DiCenzo became involved in environmental advocacy and how the Neighbors campaign has benefitted her and her community: Julie: I graduated from The Ohio State University, School of Allied Medical Professions, with a B.S. degree in medical communications, and moved to the Washington D.C. area where ...
FracTracker Alliance – The Falcon Pipeline Monitoring Project
May 8, 2019By Erica Jackson, FracTracker Alliance In March of 2019, two and a half years after Shell Pipeline Co. announced plans for the Falcon Ethane Pipeline System, the imported pipes arrived at the
Paddle Against Petro United Three States Against The Gas Industry. The Campaign Continues
July 2, 2018On Monday June 18th 2018 more than 60 “kayactivists” from three states met on water and land for the “Paddle Against Petro” on the Allegheny River.The event was held in conjunction with the start of Northeast U.S. Petrochemical Construction conference inside the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, which draws executives form Shell, Chevron and other industry, and ...
SEWICKLEY BLOG
Paddle Against Petro United Three States Against The Gas Industry. The Campaign Continues
By Center for Coalfield Justice and the Breathe Project
On Monday June 18th 2018 more than 60 “kayactivists” from three states met on water and land for the “Paddle Against Petro” on the Allegheny River. The event was held in conjunction with the start of Northeast U.S. Petrochemical Construction conference inside the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, which draws executives form Shell, Chevron and other industry, and government representatives. This was the first event to draw organizations from three states – Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia – to join in a protest against the petrochemical industry. Kayactivists were joined by land activists who spoke during a rally about the...
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Investigation finds thousands of tons of foreign steel used at cracker plant
WTAE-TV Channel 4
By Paul Van Osdol
