PennEnvironment

10/19/2026

This past weekend, we hosted a Community Organizing Summit in Beaver County, PA at the United Methodist Church in Monaca, alongside our partners taking on the environmental and health impacts of data centers!

We were joined by over 40 activists, students, and community members for an inspiring day of workshops. panels, and a community roundtable discussion, building the skills and connections we need to take on these powerful special interests.

Thank you to everyone who made this event possible! PennEnvironment Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Food & Water Watch - Pennsylvania Clean Air Council Moms Clean Air Force - PA FracTracker Environmental Health Project Breathe Project PA Interfaith Power & Light and so many more groups in and around Beaver County that joined!

Photo Credit: Garrick Schmitt

10/19/2026

PennEnvironment intern Elizabeth Wasylyk urges the Pennsylvania DEP to pass strong protections against methane pollution in her letter to the editor, published in LNP + LancasterOnline. Read more at the link below.

I’m responding to the July 17 LNP | LancasterOnline article “Lancaster County’s outdoor summertime activities come under cloud from wildfire smoke.”

10/17/2026

Want to know how methane pollution is affecting Pittsburgh kids and families? Read our intern Clyde Butler's letter to the editor in TribLive!

Now that Pittsburgh-area kids are back in school and back outside for recess and fall sports, it’s worth asking what’s actually in the air they’re breathing, and whether Pennsylvania is doing enough about one of its biggest sources of pollution: methane from oil and gas operations....

10/16/2026

“Microplastics in waterways worry me because over 14 million people, including my family, rely on the Delaware River watershed for their daily water needs.” Read more from Moed in the Philadelphia Inquirer

Inquirer readers on new Medicaid requirements, microplastic pollution, and the botched ex*****on of Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike.

10/15/2026

Attn Western PA: Are you concerned about the proliferation of data centers?

There's a lot of reasons to be. They can consume millions of gallons of water, pollute our air and contribute to climate change. Unfortunately, there are currently three data center proposals in or near Beaver County.

So, you're invited to join PennEnvironment and partners for meetup and training this Saturday from 10 AM - 3 PM in Monaca. It'll be a great chance to meet like-minded people and learn skills to effectively take on these harmful proposals in your community.

It’s free of charge and we’ll serve breakfast and lunch for attendees.

RSVP today and share this with anyone you think might be interested!

https://environmentamerica.org/pennsylvania/events/concerned-about-data-centers-in-beaver-county-join-us-on-saturday-october-17-2026/

10/15/2026

Do you work for the city of Philadelphia? Then you can help support PennEnvironment through the 2026 together campaign!

The more you give, the more good you can do for our planet.

PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center is dedicated to promoting clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces. We work to protect the places we love, advance the environmental values we share, and win real results for our natural world.

If you work for the City of Philadelphia, consider giving to PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center during this 2026 Combined Campaign. And if you don't work for the city, but have friends or family members who do, please share this post with them too!

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EarthShare

10/15/2026

Contaminated water from oil and gas wells should not be getting dumped on roads, where it can flow into our rivers and streams and make people sick. PA Environment Digest

On October 5, the Department of Environmental Protection confirmed contaminated water produced by both conventional oil and gas wells and "m...

10/15/2026

Learn more about methane, climate change, heat, and hospitals by reading Callie Rosenzweig's letter to the editor in LNP + LancasterOnline

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10/15/2026

Attention all University of Pennsylvania faculty, staff, and employees!

It's workplace giving season, which means that you can support PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center through your workplace donations. UPenn will match 100% of your donation up to $2,500, meaning you can double your impact protecting our environment!

PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center educates and advocates for solutions that promote clean air, clean water, wild spaces & wildlife, and clean energy. Your support helps make our work possible.

To find us, check out the Penn's Way portal and search for PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center.

10/15/2026

ICYMI: A bill that would phase out PFAS "forever chemicals" in firefighting foam passed the state senate last week with overwhelming bipartisan support. Now, it’s up to the state house to move the bill quickly so that Pennsylvania's firefighters & residents are protected.

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A bill that would phase out firefighting foam containing PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” is moving forward in Pennsylvania after overwhelmingly passing the state Senate.