Reposted by Protect PTCongressman Chris Deluzio @deluzio.house.gov · 25/09/2025Inflation and high energy costs are hitting Americans’ wallets hard. I was at CCAC’s North Campus today to tour the solar panel array that’s saving them money and to learn more about their Electric Vehicle apprenticeship program. 63010
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 01/08/2025By delaying deadlines for polluters to comply with commonsense #CutMethane and VOC protections, Lee Zeldin has left families on the frontline of oil + gas development in a sacrifice zone as they continue to face dangerous air pollution. We deserve better, EPA! insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202...insideclimatenews.orgEPA Delays Compliance with Methane Rule, Fulfilling Oil and Gas Industry’s Request - Inside Climate NewsEnvironmental advocacy groups have decried the “unlawful” move to push back caps on emissions of the super pollutant without first receiving public input. 131
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Methane, the primary component of natural gas, leaks from wells alongside dangerous air pollutants. Right now, PA is working on a plan to reduce methane leaks. There's only 2 days left to give feedback! Let's demand clean air and a bright future for all! www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment/Com...ahs.dep.pa.gov eComment 000
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 28/07/2025THANK YOU @EPWCmte Dems for the recent spotlight on why we need to #CutMethane emissions to protect public health and build economic resilience. As expert Courtney Smith made clear: “Reducing methane is critical to achieving our goals.” bit.ly/46rd4r3bit.lyYouTubeShare your videos with friends, family, and the world 010
Reposted by Protect PTProtect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Big Tech wants to be our neighbor, but will we pay the price? Without strong ratepayer protections, our utility bills may go up to fuel the AI buildout. 🤖 Express your concerns about data centers and tell the PUC to put PA residents first: bit.ly/puc-letter 243
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Big Tech wants to be our neighbor, but will we pay the price? Without strong ratepayer protections, our utility bills may go up to fuel the AI buildout. 🤖 Express your concerns about data centers and tell the PUC to put PA residents first: bit.ly/puc-letter 243
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 24/04/2025This spring is the perfect opportunity to get your very own Protect PT tee-shirt! 👕😍 It's like a donation—but even better, because you get some cool swag! 😎 Check out our full merch catalog today at www.protectpt.org/shop 👨💻 010
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Congrats to @publicsource.org and Quinn Glabicki for receiving this prestigious award for their important work investigating the health impacts for residents living near fracking!ksj.mit.eduFracking Investigation Wins 2025 McElheny Award for Local Science Journalism Knight Science Journalism @MITPublicSource investigated fracking operations connected to West Virginia families’ degrading health and water quality. 311
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Check it out! Important update on our Protective Buffers campaign to safeguard our residents' health from the impacts of fracking. www.protectpt.org/post/we-all-...protectpt.orgWe All Need Space - Especially from FrackingOn the morning of April 8, 2025, Gillian Graber, Executive Director, and Lauren Posey, the new Environmental Policy Advocate for Protect PT, were two of the first people in the room for the Environmen... 022
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 10/04/2025While we are disappointed by this delay, we are hopeful that the EQB will see the value in expanding setbacks for residents residing around fracking. Thank you to our friends at @cleanaircouncil.bsky.social and the Environmental Integrity Project for their hard work pushing this petition forward. 211
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 08/04/2025"Here’s the bottom line: A data center is a huge, noisy, windowless building where electricity and water are turned into money for far-away tech bros and CEOs..." Check out this OP-ED from PPT Board Member John Detwiler: ⬇️👀triblive.comJohn Detwiler: No stopping the 'data center' bandwagon?It’s still early in 2025, and the “data center” bandwagon is picking up speed, with ambitious plans announced for sites in Westmoreland County and Homer City (“Homer City site:... 111
Reposted by Protect PTEarthworks @earthworks.bsky.social · 31/03/2025🚨New Investigation🚨 Ecopetrol, Colombia's largest & majority-state-owned oil & gas company, has a methane pollution problem. This + water pollution & human rights abuses exposed by @eia-news.bsky.social threaten Colombia's #climate leadership. Read more: bit.ly/4c3MepIbit.lyREPORT: Investigation of Ecopetrol Oil & Gas Pollution in Colombia - EarthworksLeer en Español https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBVjQhbCrmw The Cost of Extraction: Colombia’s Oil and Gas Industry Threatens Communities & the 043
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 31/03/2025"The study assessed the risks faced by communities in southeastern Pennsylvania living near petrochemical facilities using a mobile laboratory to measure 32 hazardous air pollutants, including vinyl chloride, formaldehyde and benzene."washingtonpost.comWhy the health risks from air pollution could be worse than we thoughtA new study found elevated and previously overlooked health risks for communities living near industrial polluters. 110
Reposted by Protect PTEHPinfo.bsky.social @ehpinfo.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Join us on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, from noon to 1 p.m., for the virtual release of “Pennsylvania’s Shale Gas Boom: What the Shapiro Administration Can Do to Better Protect Public Health,” a companion piece to our 2022 white paper. www.environmentalhealthproject.org/event-detail... 032
Reposted by Protect PTSierra Club Pennsylvania @sierraclubpa.bsky.social · 14/03/2025☢️ Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill applied for a new permit to dump radioactive wastewater into Speers Run & the Monongahela River. 📢 PA DEP is accepting comments on this permit. Join us & our allies @protectpt.bsky.social to speak out @ the public hearing on 3/20! More info: ow.ly/E7rl50VhE3j 021
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 13/03/2025“Cutting methane this decade is our emergency brake on runaway global heating, yet retailers are barely pressing it,” said Haughton-Boakes. “The companies that dominate our food system must step up now and take real action to slash their methane emissions.”greenqueen.com.hkNo Supermarket Has A Plan to Cut Methane, But US Retailers Are the Worst OffendersNone of the world's 20 largest retailers have set methane reduction targets, despite meat and dairy making up a third of their emissions, a new analysis has found. 011
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 13/03/2025"Methane gas is leaking from landfills at higher rates and more consistently than other major emitting sectors, a new report from satellite monitoring company GHGSat found." 👇wastedive.comGHGSat research shows landfills are undercounting methane emissionsThe satellite monitoring company’s 2023 site-level data underscores the importance of technology in obtaining a more accurate picture of landfills’ greenhouse gas emissions, executives said. 011
Reposted by Protect PTEnvironmental Health News @ehnewsroom.bsky.social · 13/03/2025What’s happening to EPA-funded community projects under Trump? A Q&A with the air quality program director for Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab. @breathe-project.bsky.social @gasp-pgh.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social @protectpt.bsky.social www.ehn.org/epa-air-moni...ehn.orgWhat’s happening to EPA-funded community projects under Trump?A Q&A with the air quality program director for Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab 046
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 07/03/2025The Ohio Statehouse Symposium on fracking industry waste, put together by @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social, contained powerful testimony from affected residents. We hope the OH State Legislature takes action to stop the industry from continuing to spread their radioactive waste on public roads. 076
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 27/02/2025The Blue Moon compressor station in Washington County has operated since 2016 without an air pollution permit. Impacted residents can click here to demand DEP host a hearing so residents can share their experiences regarding air pollution from this facility. cleanaircouncil.salsalabs.org/fullmooncleanaircouncil.salsalabs.orgProtect Public Health Around the Blue Moon/Full Moon Compressor Station 013
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 17/02/2025If you live in Ohio, come find us and @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social at the Ohio State Capitol on March 6! 031
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Dimock, PA has has dad poisoned drinking water since 2009 as a result of fracking operations and injection wells. Check out this video from @france24.com ⬇ youtu.be/TErXl_0K4Sk?...youtu.beDerrière les promesses de Trump, la dure réalité du fracking à Dimock • FRANCE 24YouTube video by FRANCE 24 021
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 27/01/2025This January, Protect PT had the trial on the proposed Drakulic Well Pad, located in Westmoreland County, PA. After over 10 years of fighting this site, this trial has been long-awaited. 🧵 1/4 161
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 22/01/2025The first step to protecting your community from the dangers of the oil and gas industry is to stay informed. 🗞️💭 Sign up for our Permitting and Violations Digest to get the latest updates on when operators apply for permits and receive violations in SW PA. 🏡 protectpt.info/ogdigest to sign up! 000
Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Hi, there! We're Protect PT, a grassroots nonprofit organization working to protect our right to clean air and water in southwest PA. We are happy to be here on @bsky.app! 072