Tell EPA: Tighten up Rules on Oil and Gas Wells
EPA’s proposal to limit methane leaking from oil and gas wells is a welcome start, but it’s not strong enough. Tell EPA we need better.
Oil company hasn’t replaced leaking tanks near Fort Collins despite months of complaints
Article in the Coloradoan quoting PSR Colorado’s Dr. Cory Carroll.
Proposed LNG export terminal defeated!
We did it! The proposed Jordan Cove liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal, and the Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline that would have served it, are officially defeated in Oregon.
New holiday cooking safety guide offers tips on how to avoid unhealthy air pollution from gas stoves
News release from Illinois PIRG quoting PSR’s Barbara Gottlieb.
Biden Makes Climate Pledge at Glasgow While Pushing Oil, Gas Leasing in U.S.
U.S. climate groups slammed the Biden administration for refusing to stop oil and gas leasing on public lands despite President Biden’s Glasgow pledge to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Cows are the problem
Letter to the editor in the San Francisco Chronicle by Michael Martin, MD, PSR Board Member.
Physicians for Social Responsibility statement on EPA Rule
Physicians for Social Responsibility issued the following statement applauding the Biden Administration’s proposed new rule for reducing methane pollution from oil and gas operations and calling for further measures.
Members of Congress Cite PSR’s PFAS report in Letter to EPA
PSR’s recent report on PFAS chemicals used in fracking was the basis for, and is cited in, a Congressional letter to the EPA asking for “information and follow-up action” on chemicals used in fracking, especially PFAS. Read the letter
California plan to ban community oil drilling far from final
Associated Press article quoting Martha Dina Argüello, PSR-Los Angeles Executive Director.
EPA unveils new strategy to address US contamination of ‘forever’ chemicals
Article in the Guardian quoting Dusty Horwitt, author of PSR’s recent report on forever chemicals in fracking.