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August 29, 2020

PA Attorney General’s Office Establishes a Fracking Hot-Line Directly to AG’s Office

Hot-Line Phone is 570-904-2643; Email is fracking@attorneygeneral.gov Read more in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette PA Attorney General’s Fracking page Fortunately, in Pennsylvania, there is a new […]
August 25, 2020

NY State Legislation Classifies Frack Waste as Hazardous

The League of Women Voters of NYS, with avid input and inspiration from DCS Director Barbara Arrindell and member Marge Schab, pushed for this legislation from […]
July 9, 2020

Is This the End of New Pipelines?

Defeats at three projects reflect increasingly sophisticated legal challenges, shifting economics and growing demands by states to fight climate change By Hiroko Tabuchi and Brad Plumer, […]
June 29, 2020

PA Attorney General Releases Scathing Grand Jury Report on Fracking Industry, State Regulators

Report outlines health and safety issues caused by fracking and states PA DEP “repeatedly failed to exercise their duties and responsibilities.” By Frank Kummer, The Philadelphia […]
June 27, 2020

Irish Draft Programme for Government Includes a Green New Deal and a Ban on Fracked Gas Imports

Download the draft Irish Programme for Government as a pdf Read more in the Irish Times Excerpt from the draft Irish Programme for Government: Mission: A […]
June 26, 2020

Goldman Sachs Says Renewable-Energy Spending Will Surpass Oil and Gas for the First Time Ever in 2021

Sees total investment spiking to $16 trillion over the next decade By Ben Winck, Business Insider, June 17, 2020 Read about the financial troubles of US […]
March 30, 2020

PA Governor Wolf Vetoes Natural Gas Tax-Break Bill

Proponents: Economic impact of new coronavirus pandemic should boost efforts to override veto. By Susan Phillips, StateImpact PA, March 27, 2020 For background on HB 1100 […]
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