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Allegheny County Board of Health Public Hearing
Date
Dec 4, 2024
Time
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Venue
Allegheny County Courthouse
Organizer
Food and Water Watch
On the Agenda: Clean Air Fund Approval
Food and Water Action demands a Fracking Ban in Allegheny County:
Join us at the next Allegheny County Board of Health (BOH) meeting to demand that all new fracking be prohibited in Allegheny County.
It can no longer be denied: Fracking can’t be done without threatening human health and climate stability. Just as recently as 2023, a state-funded health study in southwest PA found that fracking correlates with increased rates of asthma and low birth weight, as well as sharply elevated risk of childhood lymphoma (5-7 times the national average).
Per the Pennsylvania Disease and Prevention Control Act of 1955, “Local boards and departments of health shall be primarily responsible for the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable disease… in accordance with the regulations of the board and subject to the supervision and guidance of the department.” This means that the Allegheny County BOH is responsible for and has the power to enact policy to prevent the incredibly harmful effects of fracking!
RSVP to receive details and reminders, as well as talking points for submitting in-person and written comments. See you there!
The BOH requires speakers to sign up at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please make sure to sign up by 12:00pm ET on December 3rd.
