The Better Path Coalition hosted a virtual tour of Pennsylvania unconventional natural gas drilling impacts and pipelines for elected officials, their staffers, the press, and the public on June 19.

The Coalition had been organizing tours of Southwest Pennsylvania drilling impacts before COVID-19. Taking the tour virtual allowed the group to expand it to include the entire state.

The first tour will focus on impacts on the ground. Future tours will give participants an opportunity to hear the stories of impacted residents and become more informed about particular aspects of shale gas development.

On the agenda to present during the program were--

-- Brook Lenker, FracTracker Alliance, Statewide Impacts Overview

-- Leann Leiter, Earthworks, FLIR Demonstration showing methane emissions

-- Lois Bjornson, Southwest PA Impacts

-- Vera Scroggins, Northwest PA Impacts

-- Barb Jarmoska, RDA, Impacts to PA Wilds

-- Chris DiGiulio, Impacts from Mariner East Pipeline

-- Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition, Host

Future Webinars

The Better Path Coalition will hold new webinars every Tuesday at on topics related to natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania, including--

-- June 21: Gasland At 10 Years With Josh Fox, 6:30 p.m.

-- June 23: Hot Water: Radioactive Drilling Waste & Sanitary Landfills, 7:30 p.m.

Click Here to register and for more information.

For more information on initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the Better Path Coalition website.

Related Articles:

-- IRRC Unanimously Approves EQB Regulation Increasing The Unconventional Gas Well Drilling Permit Application Fee

-- Attorney General Shapiro Files Criminal Charges Against Cabot Oil & Gas For Water, Methane Contamination In Dimock, Susquehanna County

-- Washington County Watershed Alliance Receives $100,000 Donation From Range Resources As A Result Of Criminal Charges Settlement

-- PUC Distributes Over $200 Million In Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees; A Sharp Drop Of $51.5 Million From Last Year

[Posted: June 18, 2020]

6/22/2020