Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Dec. 12 Learn How To Effectively Advocate For Change Workshop In Washington County

The Center for Coalfield Justice will host a December 12 in-person workshop on How To Effectively Advocate for Change from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Center's office at 31 E. Chestnut Street in Washington, PA.

The Center is inviting leaders in Washington and Greene counties to learn how to advocate for issues that matter to our communities, including where to target advocacy, how to research targets, what a successful meeting looks like, and how to make an ask to someone with power.

With a new slate of elected officials being sworn in to serve you in the 2025-2026 legislative session, now is an excellent time to brush up on your advocacy skills so that we can make lasting changes.

Click Here to register and for more information.

Visit the Center for Coalfield Justice website to learn more about programs, initiatives, other upcoming events and how you can get involved.

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 2 to 8 - 8,800 Gallon Shale Gas Wastewater Spill; Failure To Comply With Plugging Order; Spills, Releases, Gas Leaks  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 9 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 71 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 9 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- Cecil Township Supervisors In Washington County Adopt 2,500 Setback From Shale Gas Well Pads From Homes, Businesses, 5,000 Foot Setback From Hospitals, Schools   [PaEN]

-- PA Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Punish Local Elected Officials Who Want To Protect Their Constituents From The Documented Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts Of Shale Gas Development  [PaEN]

-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: Longtime Environmental Official On PA Election Results: People Will Need To Be ‘As Tenacious As The Industry’

-- Protect PT, Three Rivers Waterkeeper Appeal DEP Permits For CNX Slickville Natural Gas, Shale Gas Wastewater Pipelines Project In Westmoreland County  [PaEN]

-- 66 Water Withdrawals Now Restricted In Susquehanna River Basin Due To Low-Flow Water Conditions, Most Shale Gas-related  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 25 Webinar On Private Water Supply Testing, Education; Helpful To Those In Oil & Gas Drilling Areas Which May Impact Water Wells  [PaEN]

-- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Dec. 12 Learn How To Effectively Advocate For Change Workshop In Washington County  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Observer-Reporter: Cecil Township Supervisors Approve Ordinance Increasing Setbacks For New Shale Gas Well Pads  [PDF of Article]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Cecil Township Supervisors Pull The Trigger On Frack ‘Ban’ Via Setbacks  [PDF of Article]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Pushes Back Against Cecil Township’s 2,500 Foot Setback From Well Pads  [PDF of Article]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: MarkWest/MPLX To Add Natural Gas Liquids Processing Plant At Harmon Creek Facility In Smith Twp., Washington County  [PDF of Article

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As Fracking Turns 20 In Pennsylvania, Towns Consider New Regulations For Distance Between Homes And Well Pads  [Cecil Twp., Washington County]  [PDF of Article]

-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: Longtime Environmental Official On PA Election Results: People Will Need To Be ‘As Tenacious As The Industry’

-- Observer-Report: Natural Gas Poised To Be Long-Term Energizer In Washington County [PDF of Article]  [Last Of A Series]

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Celebrating 20 Years Of Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Development - By Dave Callahan, Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition & Jeff Kotula, Washington County Chamber of Commerce  [PDF of Article]

-- TribLive: Pennsylvanians See Utility Bills Climb Despite Living In One Of America’s Most Productive Natural Gas States 

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Coterra Energy Expands Curtailment Of Marcellus Drilling, Fracking; No Rigs In Marcellus Due To Low Prices  [PDF of Article]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: CEO Of PA Fracking Services Company Says Shale Gas Drillers Are Idle, Hitting Rock Bottom Due To Low Natural Gas Prices [PDF of Article]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Deep Well Services Company In Southwest PA To Be Bought By United Arab Emirates Company 

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Federal Court Agrees The Environmental Hearing Board Can Hear Appeals Of Transco’s Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline Project  [PDF of Article]

-- Post-Gazette: Beaver County Styrene Plastics Plant To Shut Down In January Citing Aging Plant

-- TribLive: Pennsylvanians See Utility Bills Climb Despite Living In One Of America’s Most Productive Natural Gas States 

-- Marcellus Drilling News: EQT CEO Says Shale Gas Needs To Get Back To Building Pipelines To Export Gas, For AI Boom  [PDF of Article]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Appalachian Natural Gas Execs Say Demand Likely To Grow In Next Decade Thanks To Rise In LNG Gas Exports, Demand For Data Center Power

-- Utility Dive: FERC Rejects Interconnection Pact For Amazon Data Center At Talen Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne County

-- Utility Dive: FERC’s Amazon, Talen Energy Ruling ‘Not The Final Word’ On Nuclear, Data Center Colocation: Constellation CEO

-- Reuters: FERC OKs Introduction Of Natural Gas To New LNG Gas Export Facility In Louisiana

-- Politico: European Union’s Opening Bid To Avoid Republican Tariffs: Buy More American LNG Gas

[Posted: November 6, 2024]


11/11/2024

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