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Check out the latest network updates, events, acknowledgements, and a new lineup of leader café interviews! Did you attend our Summer Networking Session? The panel discussion and breakout room mixers connected people from all corners of the U.S. who are working to build a stronger movement to fight oil & gas. Visit the network for…
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Vivian Underhill from Northeastern University explains how the Halliburton Loophole exempts fracking chemicals from being regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act. From the Halt the Harm Network webinar “Fracking Through the Cracks: The Halliburton Loophole & Unregulated Chemicals in Fracking.” Watch the full replay on Halt the Harm’s Network. According to one study, over…
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It’s here! Network updates, events, acknowledgements, and a new lineup of leader café interviews (the next event is tomorrow). Our Network Cafes are spaces to learn about other leaders, introduce yourself, and get to know the people in the network. Did you catch our private screening Fracking the System: Colorado’s Oil & Gas Wars? (See…
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Hello Friends, Big news from Halt the Harm Network! We’re starting a new Welcome Committee Fellowship this summer. This paid fellowship is for leaders who want to build strong ties within our network to protect communities from oil & gas harms. As a fellow, you will receive $1,000 in compensation for a series of activities…
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This week marked Juneteenth, a holiday that reminds us that big structural changes are possible through organizing and action. Understanding our history can prepare us to navigate today and the future we’re creating. Here’s to moving forward in solidarity toward a safer and equitable future. 🚨 Network & Partner Alerts The following alerts are posted…
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Welcome to the May 2023 edition of the Halt the Harm Newsletter! This month, we have a lot of exciting updates to share with you, including partner alerts, upcoming events, network highlights, new media, resources, and more. As always, this newsletter is a collaborative effort by members of the network who are passionate about sharing…
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🎉 Let’s open by celebrating leaders and supporters who took action to demand the strongest possible methane rule from the EPA! 🎉 Over 6,000 leaders and supporters in Halt the Harm Network participated in the EPA methane rule comment period! They joined hundreds of thousands of people supporting strong federal methane protections. We want to…
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Oil & Gas activities have been shown to expose people to dangerous radioactive materials that threaten our health. TENORM (Technology Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials) is a waste product of the oil & gas industry, and without cheap disposal, the industry would collapse financially. Join PSR Pennsylvania and Halt the Harm for an expert discussion…
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Over 6,000 leaders and supporters in Halt the Harm Network participated in the EPA methane rule comment period by submitting comments calling on the EPA to protect communities from oil & gas pollution. They joined hundreds of thousands of people across the country who wrote in support of strong federal methane protections. We want to…
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Heavy industrialization by the oil and gas industry can severely damage the rich ecology of watersheds and forests. FracTracker Alliance has been conducting extensive fieldwork to unearth these often out-of-sight industry harms in. Watch the recording below to hear FracTracker Alliance’s Ted Auch and Matt Kelso share the takeaways from several projects examining watershed impacts,…
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