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Honor your environmental heroes – Nominations now open for the 2021 Community Sentinel Award! Do you know an inspiring individual who is confronting fossil fuel harms through their activism and whose work promotes environmental justice? We invite you to join FracTracker, and many others, in celebrating their honorable efforts at this year’s seventh annual Community Sentinel Awards…
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Hello friends! Over a hundred people attended yesterday’s webinar with SWPA Environmental Health Project (EHP) and presenters Dusty Horwitt, J.D. and Katie Pelch, Ph.D., PFAS, Endocrine Disruption, and Shale Gas Development. Big thanks to Jamala Harrison for organizing and hosting, and Makenzie White from EHP for moderating the discussion! Here is the recording, links, notes,…
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Learn about a new mobile reporting app by Protect PT, created to monitor pollution and provide resources to people affected by industry harms. We’ll discuss the role of reporting in our efforts to fight oil & gas. Check out the app at report.protectpt.org
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Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI) released a poll showing voters across demographics are deeply concerned about impacts of gas drilling, support increased industry regulation. This event was an advance discussion with Joanna Kilgour (executive director) and Eric de Place (research fellow) from ORVI on the implications of this data and its impact on our efforts to…
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Join leaders working on forever chemicals issues for a discussion about the film Dark Waters. Special guests to be announced soon! Make sure you get the streaming details (this weekend only!) so you can watch the film before this discussion. Register for this event here, https://lu.ma/hhn-dark-waters-discussion
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Attorney Rob Bilott had just become partner at a corporate defense firm, representing chemical companies… But then he learned that a company he represented was knowingly poisoning people in Parkersburg West Virginia. He decided to risk everything and take on the case, which revealed one of the deadliest coverups in American history. The film Dark…
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Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) released an expose’ on the use of PFOA and PFOS chemicals in more than 1,200 wells. These are often called “forever chemicals” because they are dangerous to human health and do not break down. The bombshell report released today by HHN leaders (and long-time network participants) is a must read…
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We are hosting an exclusive online viewing of Mark Ruffalo’s Dark Waters. The movie beautifully tells the story of standing up for communities against seemingly impossible odds. You will see many powerful parallels to the challenges and types of people throughout our movement. Available via support of Halt the Harm Network donor, we can only…
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Learn how anti-protest bills, preemption laws, and voter suppression not only silence the voices of local communities but also perpetuate the fossil fuel and plastics crisis. Hear from our speakers how through advocacy, education, and organizing they are working to protect the power of the people over the interests of plastic and petrochemical corporations. Join…
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We had a great webinar this week! Special thanks to our presenters Chris and Laura, as well as our moderator Ned. Here is the full presentation replay. Links provided as references and resources by the presenters: EHP’s EDCs and Shale Gas Development Handout Review co-authored by Laura, Chris, and colleagues that summarizes their mouse cell…
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