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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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DATE: January 19, 2023 TIME: 3:30 PM PST | 4:30 PM MST | 6:30 PM EST LOCATION: Zoom CONTACT: Stephanie Bowman • stephanie.bowman@mothersoutfront.org Join us to learn about our fight in Virginia against Mountain Valley Pipeline and the fossil fuel industry! CLIMATE FACT: The Mountain Valley Pipeline would be the single largest source of greenhouse gasses in Virginia, producing annual…
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FracTracker Alliance created the Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Stewardship to honor our community’s environmental heroes. Halt the Harm partners with FracTracker to host and produce the event in its mission to build a more connected movement. Please visit the 2022 Sentinel Awards page to see information about each of this year’s recipients. Here is the replay video. This…
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Join the discussion in Halt the Harm Network to connect with experts and explore further information on this topic. The US Forest Service has approved a railway that will transport highly toxic, flammable crude oil out of the Uinta Basin in Utah to refineries in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Washington. The project requires 88 miles…
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🎉 This week we’re excited to be co-hosting a special event with the FracTracker Alliance to celebrate environmental justice leaders: The 2022 Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Justice. We hope you’ll RSVP and tune-in us as we honor the 7 award winners for their work to stop environmental injustices perpetuated by the fossil fuel industry.…
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