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When you fear your drinking water has been contaminated by natural gas
drilling you have a place to turn to for help - the Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP). In a letter, former DEP Secretary
Michael Krancer said, “DEP has determined that Marcellus shale drilling
has impacted the water supplies of 25 separate complainants since 2009.”
This is the biggest admission to date of impacted families but there
are many other Pennsylvanians who are experiencing water problems due to
drilling. Has your water been affected by drilling? Do you know someone
whose water has been impacted? We want to hear from you - click here to share your story!
State Environmental Board Fails to Set Standards for Dumping Salt in Pennsylvania Rivers
-- Gaping Hole in Rules Allows Continued Oil and Gas Wastewater Discharges --
Harrisburg, PA – The PA Environmental Quality Board (EQB) voted today to update state water quality standards at a meeting at the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) offices in Harrisburg. The EQB once again failed to include a standard for levels of salt in Pennsylvania rivers, which environmental groups had urged them to include.
15 environmental and community organizations wrote to the PA Environmental Quality Board (EQB) urging action to restore proposed standards to protect Pennsylvania rivers. While DEP had proposed a standard for salts (chlorides) in their draft proposal in 2012, the standard was completely removed by DEP in the final version sent to EQB.
Tell DEP: Release all the test results
Mystery, questions and concerns continue to surround Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) policies for testing water that has been suspected of being impacted by Marcellus Shale natural gas operations. These issues were originally brought to light when it was revealed that DEP doesn’t report full test results to residents, depriving them of critical health and safety information. People have a right to know ALL the results whether good or bad. Let the state know that you want them to release all water testing results from gas drilling investigations!
Pennsylvania and the US Army Corps Must Protect the Susquehanna from Fracking!
The regulators are not doing their job again. And - together - we must do something about it.
The SRBC is not taking that responsibility seriously. Send a letter to Governor Corbett and the US Army Corps of Engineers and demand that they protect the Susquehanna!
Managing Water More Wisely
Clean Air and the PA Bucket Brigade
Combating air pollution in Allegheny County, organizing with residents in the municipalities across the Ohio River to reduce the pollution coming from Neville Island and ensure that industry is being a "good neighbor is just some of our work to make air cleaner in Allegheny County.
Find out more at the Bucket Bridgade.
Campaign for Clean Water
- Water is one of PA’s premier natural resources, with 83,184 miles of streams and rivers, 161,445 acres of ponds and lakes, over 403,000 acres of wetlands, and 47 trillion gallons of groundwater. These resources are vital to the quality of life in our communities, providing drinking water for millions and supporting countless industries. Having clean water is extremely important to PA’s economy, with fishing activities alone generating $4.7 billion a year in revenue and supporting 43,000 jobs. Clean water also improves property values, with higher values directly associated with the health of streams and watersheds.