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Will Pennsylvania Cut Oil and Gas Air Pollution?
Earthworks released a video that clearly demonstrates why stronger protections against oil and gas air pollution are needed.
William Rivers Pitt | Tuesday Night Massacre: The Looming Trump v. Clinton Debacle
The surrealist painting that is this election season came into focus Tuesday night as the two big-money front-runners blew the doors off their respective rivals.
“Nestlé Is Trying to Break Us”: A Pennsylvania Town Fights Predatory Water Extraction
Pennsylvania residents are fighting Nestle's attempts to construct a water extraction operation in their community — and winning.
A Pipeline Defeated: How a Small Town Saved Itself
The next time you find yourself thinking corporate power is indomitable, remember Rindge, New Hampshire.
William Rivers Pitt | New York: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning
It's been a weird year, and it's fixing to get a whole lot weirder.
Inside the Fight to Frack a Pennsylvania Township
New communities in Southwestern Pennsylvania are still experiencing the ups and downs that occur when fracking comes to town.
Pennsylvania Nurses Catch Organizing Fever
Instead of hoping to find better working conditions, Philadelphia-area nurses are ready to raise standards throughout the city.
Proposed Methane Rule Could Protect Pennsylvanians’ Health and Climate
Gov Wolf announced a new plan to reduce methane pollution from fracking.
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Pennsylvania Family Deals With Water Contamination Linked to Fracking Industry
The contamination of wells is not an anomaly. The Department of Environmental Protection identified 245 potentially contaminated sites between 2008 and 2014.
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The Education Budget War in Pennsylvania and a Marxist Challenge for Curriculum
Conservative Pennsylvania lawmakers are prioritizing profits rather than funding education programs.