Thanks to the 148 people who registered and everyone who made this webinar a success. Recording and related resources & action letter are now available!
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 from different organizations will present on the science, health impacts, a PA case study, and resources we need to push back on fracking waste.
This webinar is part of a growing regional coalition: Protect PT, Sierra Club, Three Rivers Waterkeeper, FracTracker, the Center for Coalfield Justice, and others pushing for stronger oversight of oil & gas waste in Pennsylvania.
Featured speakers:
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Dr. John Stolz, Duquesne University, the science of radioactive leachate
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Dr. Marsha Loalbo, the health impacts on nearby residents
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Tom Schuster, Sierra Club, what the DEP’s leachate report gets wrong
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Seth Sherman, staff attorney for Center for Coalfield Justice
Links & Resources
Radioactive fracking waste is a fight communities are taking on across Pennsylvania and beyond. Here is how to stay in it.
Explore the resources shared during the event
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Sierra Club Pennsylvania: Radium in Pennsylvania Landfills.
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Center for Coalfield Justice: latest updates on the blog.
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Protect PT: “No Harm to Human Health”.
Take Action Now
Here is one thing you can do right now to join the effort today and send a letter to PA DEP to demand better from our government agencies tasked with protecting our environment and health. Read the letter from 52 plus organizations in Pennsylvania responding to this report.
