Environmental Groups, Residents Will Stand With Dimock on August 16, 2024.
The Community Has Had Poisoned Drinking Water Since 2009 as a result of Fracking Operations and Injection Wells. Dimock, Pa. –...
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Protect PT
Aug 153 min read
CNX Dishes Out Radical Dishonesty on Fracking Risks
PITTSBURGH, PA (August 14, 2024) - Today, fracking company CNX released a report on the results of its efforts to monitor six air...
Tom Pike
Jul 192 min read
Victory in North Huntingdon!
This Wednesday, due to the work of local residents, North Huntingdon Commissioners rejected a lease proposed by Apex Energy, which...
Tom Pike
Jun 202 min read
Spreading radioactive waste on roads must stop.
If you, like us, were shocked when you first heard that the gas industry spreads their radioactive waste on Pennsylvania’s roads, you...
Tom Pike
Apr 253 min read
Good Jobs And the Environment: We Choose Both
One of the main goals of Protect PT’s Municipal Sustainability Project is to bring green jobs to Southwestern PA. When local workers get pai
Tom Pike
Apr 53 min read
How to Save a Park
Protect PT is hosting a community workshop about fracking in Murrysville on Saturday, April 6, at 11 AM at the Murrysville Community...
Tom Pike
Sep 11, 20233 min read
Send a Letter to DEP: Say No to More Fracking by Frequent Rulebreaker Apex
Apex Energy has applied for a Drill and Operate Permit for a fracking well called Draftina Central Pad-31. This is one of many well pads...
Protect PT
May 8, 20234 min read
More Pipelines, More Problems
Protect PT remains dedicated to safeguarding residents' health and quality of life from the ongoing proliferation of potentially...
Protect PT
Mar 15, 20233 min read
Closing Waste Loopholes and Increasing Setback Requirements
The release of the Grand Jury 2020 report on fracking sparked new debate and hope regarding the potential of new fracking legislation in...
Protect PT
Dec 14, 20222 min read
What you need to know about the DEP Environmental Justice Policy Revision
Currently, the DEP is in the process of making revisions to their Environmental Justice Policy. This is a much-needed update because the...
Protect PT
Jul 8, 20223 min read
Science is Still Political: A Recap of West Virginia vs. EPA
The U.S. Supreme Court (aka, SCOTUS) has been very busy recently. Among many of their controversial decisions in the past two weeks comes...
Protect PT
May 27, 20222 min read
Community meets to learn more about Level Green Pipeline
Residents in Level Green met Thursday, May 26 at Protect PT’s Community Environmental Education Center to learn about the proposed Level...
Protect PT
Apr 7, 20223 min read
The Environmental Impacts on Health
World Health Day, April 7th, is a day to celebrate the concurrent health of the environment and people. Every year a different theme is...
Protect PT
Oct 19, 20213 min read
Fracking Waste to be Barged on the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio Rivers
The fracking industry is attempting to construct barge loading and unloading sites for shipping of toxic, radioactive fracking wastewater...
Protect PT
Oct 13, 20212 min read
Community group will investigate health threats from oil & gas sites in Westmoreland
Protect PT will take a health & safety tour of oil and gas sites in the Southwestern Pa. region in early November. Methane gas and...
Protect PT
Aug 5, 20212 min read
Based on Resident Concerns Protect PT Will Be Conducting a Health Survey
Protect PT will be conducting a health survey to assess the extent of health impacts to residents living near the Westmoreland Sanitary Land
Protect PT
Jul 13, 20213 min read
Pa. Supreme Court’s Response to Local Well Pads and Public Health
The Pa Supreme Court dismissed Protect PT's case June 22. Protect PT is calling for greater setbacks for homes, schools and sources ...
Protect PT
Jul 1, 20213 min read
Understanding Local Governments
Many local government decisions impact day-to-day life for residents of a community. Learn key terms for understanding local government.
Protect PT
Apr 6, 20216 min read
The Drakulic Well Pad and Its Potential Impacts on School Aged Children
These schools are about a mile from the well site, and due to their location, school-aged children may be exposed to dangerous ...
Protect PT
Apr 4, 20212 min read
Drakulic Environmental Hearing Board Case
Protect PT, along with The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Apex Energy individually filed motions for summary judgments...
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