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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 Jay Walker ([email protected]) to join a group or find out more information.
COMMUNITY VOICES
Sara Innamorato: Socialized Risk, Privatized Profits
February 19, 2020By Rep. Sara InnamoratoI want my lights to turn on when I flip the switch. I want family-sustaining, union jobs across Pennsylvania. I want vibrant Main Streets in our communities. These priorities depend on robust and sustainable energy and economic development strategies, and a long-term vision for the future of our commonwealth — not myopic policies that ...
Letter to President Donald Trump During Visit to Petrochemical Site, Beaver County, Pa.
August 12, 2019August 13, 2019President Donald J. TrumpThe White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500Re: Presidential Visit to Beaver County, PADear President Trump:As a group of residents and organizations concerned about the future of the Greater Ohio River Valley, we wish to share our concerns as you visit our home today. For years we have been ...
What happens in the Mon Valley doesn’t stay in the Mon Valley
August 6, 2019By Albert Presto Assistant Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon UniversityWhat we put into the air doesn’t stay in one place. This may seem obvious to anyone who has stood downwind of a smoky campfire or watched the wind push around dust and leaves. But this fact often seems ...
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.
SEWICKLEY BLOG
Letter to President Donald Trump During Visit to Petrochemical Site, Beaver County, Pa.
13 Breathe Collaborative Organizations
August 13, 2019 President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Re: Presidential Visit to Beaver County, PA Dear President Trump: As a group of residents and organizations concerned about the future of the Greater Ohio River Valley, we wish to share our concerns as you visit our home today. For years we have been battling the effects of economic disinvestment following generations of heavy industrial development that have left a lot for us to clean up. We are working hard to find our way forward. One of the lessons we have learned from...
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