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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.
Residents Fight Back Against Pittsburgh’s Privatized Water Authority
Residents have filed suit against their municipal water authority as well as the corporation that pulls its strings.
Poor in Pennsylvania? You’re Fracked
Hydraulic fracturing wells and the pollution from them are more likely to impact poor communities in Pennsylvania.
Citizen Journalist Operating Frack Tours Bullied Yet Undaunted
A Pennsylvania judge with an apparent conflict of interest rules against a citizen journalist in favor of a Texas-based fracking company.
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Marcellus Life: A Native American Protest to Stop a Pennsylvania Pipeline
Many of the 50 or so other protesters outside the Hershey Lodge, where national Republican leaders attended a retreat, demonstrated against issues like the Keystone XL pipeline and climate …
The Problem With the Private Option
While Obamacare expands Medicaid, various states are also privatizing it, increasing the costs and decreasing the benefits to the poor under the ideological cover of teaching them how to …
Happy Birthday, Bayard Rustin: Dan Falcone Interviews Walter Naegle, Partner of the Late Bayard Rustin
Naegle was Bayard Rustin's partner from 1977 until Rustin's death in 1987 and he is executor and archivist of the Bayard Rustin Estate.
Triple Divide: Interview With Mark Ruffalo on Fracking Documentary
Using powerful camera work and informative animation, “Triple Divide” offers gripping first-hand accounts from landowners whose lives have been negatively impacted by fracking.