URGENT ACTION NEEDED!

 

Today people from all over PA are reminding Governor Shapiro of Article 1 Section 27 of the PA constitution (detailed below) by calling the governor's office and reading it , X or Tweeting and sending it on Instagram.

Learn more with this toolkit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/195j6j7WyOQKB1fKcorxLbm-z-gqRmbrAZv9eawIUH-Q/edit?usp=sharing

"The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania’s public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people."

 

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/legal/constitution/

To learn more about air quality issues, visit the following the links.

http://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Energy/OilandGasPrograms/OilandGasMgmt/Oil-and-Gas-Related-Topics/Pages/Air.aspx

 

According to the EPA, wastewater from unconventional well can contain various organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, metals, and naturally-occurring radioactive materials (also referred to as technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material or TENORM). This potentially harmful wastewater creates a need for appropriate wastewater management infrastructure and practices.

Read more: https://www.epa.gov/eg/unconventional-oil-and-gas-extraction-effluent-guidelines

 

 

 

 

 


EPA bans disposal of fracking waste water at public treatment plants: https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2016/06/14/epa-bans-disposal-of-fracking-waste-water-at-public-treatment-plants/

Save The Allegheny is a regional environmental and citizen advocacy organization that formed in response to recent threats posed to the Allegheny River, clean drinking water, air quality, endangered species, wildlife and all of our natural resources.   This is a cause to restore our rights.

Article I, Section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution states...

"The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania’s public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people."

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