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5 Years Later: A Progress Report on PA’s 43rd Grand Jury Report on Fracking
ZoomThis event will be held on Zoom. Please register using this form to receive the link. This June will mark the 5 year anniversary of the 43rd Statewide Grand Jury Report on the unconventional oil and gas industry. Led by Governor Shapiro (then Attorney General), this investigation announced what Pennsylvanians living in the shale fields […]
SWPA Zero Emissions Rail Yard Community Campaign
ZoomIn our June 18th meeting, we'll dive into SWPA Rail Yards and talk strategy for hastening the transition to electric locomotives. Rail yards are a big source of diesel pollution, which has known health risks for workers and communities who suffer cumulative exposure. • Matt Kelso, FracTracker Alliance will share his interactive map of rail […]
Exploring Knowledge Gaps on the Frontlines
ZoomThis session will showcase three recent publications that shed light on critical, yet often overlooked, environmental and occupational health issues affecting communities across Pennsylvania and beyond.
Make it in Appalachia: Transforming Shuttered Coal Plants into Modern Manufacturing Hubs
ZoomJoin ReImagine Appalachia for the release of their new white paper on Developing Shuttered Coal Plants into Eco-Industrial Park. Many of the coal power plants that once powered the nation now sit vacant and unused across Appalachia. How can we repurpose these sites to reinvigorate local industry? At this virtual zoom event, they will explain […]
Intro to the Low Cost Monitoring Project
ZoomAs we move into the summer, many people will want to open their windows to cool down the house at night. But are you introducing outdoor pollution into your home by doing so? Join the Low Cost Monitoring Project to find out! We have LCMP participants run air quality monitors inside and outside their home over the course of […]
Make It In Appalachia, Grow It In Appalachia: The Potential for Hemp and Bioplastics in Appalachia
ZoomJoin ReImagine Appalachia for an overview of new research on opportunities within the growing hemp and bioplastic sectors. They will share the state of these markets, their potential for growth, current challenges to address, and the innovative benefits these materials can offer manufacturers in the region. This event will be hosted virtually via zoom. At […]
The Local and National Cost of Air Pollution: A (Local) Economist’s Perspective
ZoomJoin the Breathe Project and the Cancer and Environmental Network of Southwestern Pennsylvainia (CENSWPA) for an online discussion of what air pollution is costing us. Title: The Local and National Cost of Air Pollution: A (Local) Economist's Perspective Presenter: Dr. Nicholas Muller, Professor of Economics, Engineering, & Public policy, along with Matt Mehalik, Executive Director […]
Air Quality Town Hall #15 – “Are Elected Officials Abandoning Us?”
ZoomWe live in one of the worst 1% of places in the country for air pollution-related diseases, yet Allegheny County Council members have failed to pass their Health Department's proposed fee increase, paid by polluters, for the permits that allow them to operate. At the town hall, we will be inviting a team of experts […]
Who Holds Polluters Accountable When EPA “Pauses” Its Enforcement Program? – ZOOM
ZoomMay 14, 2025 01:00 PM in Join us for a timely and compelling ELPC Thinks conversation with David Uhlmann, who led EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance during the Biden Administration. EPA enforcement is the frontline defense for our clean air and water — what does effective enforcement look like and how will Trump-era regulatory […]
Filling the Hole: Decommissioning Liability for Shale and Non-shale wells of Appalachia
ZoomPlateauing Appalachian gas production underscores the need for transformational policy reform to ensure the oil and gas industry, rather than the public, pays for the growing cost of decommissioning the region’s hundreds of thousands of legacy oil and gas wells, according to “Filling the Hole,” a new, two-part report from the Ohio River Valley Institute. […]
G.E.T. Solar with Solarize Greater Philadelphia Launch Webinar
ZoomGreater Philadelphia businesses and tax-exempt organizations are invited to learn how they can save money on their electricity bills by going solar at a free upcoming webinar. Hosted by the Philadelphia Energy Authority’s Solarize Greater Philadelphia program and the Pennsylvania Solar Center’s G.E.T. Solar initiative, this webinar is open to businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities located in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, […]
