• Behind the Toxic Chemical Recycling Curtain

    ​Hazardous chemicals on site at plastics “chemical recycling” and other types of industrial facilities put workers and communities at risk. This webinar is for anyone that wants to learn more about hazardous chemicals at “chemical recycling” facilities and how to get this kind of information for industrial facilities in your community. ​Shannon Goff, Advocacy Associate […]

  • Network Café – Fracking Waste and Rare Cancer w/ Justin Nobel

    ​Join us for a casual Network Café conversation with investigative journalist Justin Nobel about his latest investigation for DeSmog and Rolling Stone, “Her Son Died of a Rare Bone Cancer. Could Radioactive Fracking Waste Be to Blame?” ​Reporting on the ground in Cecil Township, Pennsylvania, Justin found unprotected radioactive oil and gas waste sitting just […]

  • Monthly Networking Session

    Monthly Networking Session

    Welcome to the Halt the Harm Network monthly networking session! This is your opportunity to connect with fellow members, share what you’re working on, and learn how to make the most of our community. New to HHN? Join early for an overview of network resources, how to engage, and ways to collaborate with others. What […]

  • Public Utility Commissions 101: Understanding Utility Regulation & How It Fits Into Your Data Center Fight

    As data centers place growing demands on our electric grid, many of the biggest decisions about who pays for new infrastructure, how much energy is needed, where new transmission lines are built, and how utilities plan for future growth happen before state Public Utility Commissions (PUCs). Yet for many community advocates, the utility regulatory process […]

  • Why We Prep: An Enabled Guide to Disaster Response

    1 in 3 Americans live within range of a potential chemical disaster – but how many of us know how to handle them? Join the People Over Petro Coalition and Break Free From Plastic for a special workshop during Disability Pride Month launching the new, plain-language resource Why We Prep: An Enabled Guide to Disaster […]

  • How Regulators Could Protect Residents from Radioactive Leachate in Landfills (but are they?)

    Spoiler alert, they aren’t. ​Landfills across Pennsylvania take in radioactive fracking waste, and it’s not just in Pennsylvania either. The leachate produced at these landfills is harmful and raises important questions for communities bearing the risks. ​How can regulators protect communities instead of buckling to the pressure from industry? A line up of expert presenters […]

  • Data Center Oversight & Watchdogging (Gateway 7)

    @ About these Working Sessions These bi-weekly meetings are part of a network project addressing the harms of bad data centers. Log-in or sign-up for the network to get involved. The format is a facilitated Zoom call to share on-the-ground experience, tools, resources, and information. The outcome is a collection of refined tools and knowledge […]

  • Fracking Fuels Data Centers – Protective Buffers Make Communities Safer

    Join us for a discussion of how the data center build-out proposed for Pennsylvania will be fueled by more fracking and additional gas power plants. Learn how you can be part of an important effort that seeks more protections for communities. ​Speakers: ​Lauren Posey, Environmental Policy Advocate, Protect PT ​Lisa Hallowell, Senior Attorney, Environmental Integrity […]