Environment

While the full health impacts of the fire weren’t immediately known, a storm-driven chlorine gas release in a vulnerable community is the type of worst-case scenario that scientists and engineers like myself have warned the petrochemical industry about for decades.

"This program marks the largest single program for any utility in the nation, a major win for clean air and healthier communities."

“The report fails to address the vital need to end the extraction, processing, and burning of fossil fuels, and instead sees a future for fossil fuels tied to the false promise of carbon capture.”

“The results from the U.S. Plastics Pact’s efforts to advance packaging, improve recycling, and reduce plastic waste will benefit the entire system and all materials.”

“The new addition to this history of climate capitalism is the capitalism behind the clicks, the monetizing of disinformation that happens on all the platforms.”

“The climate crisis is already endangering the health and safety of Pennsylvanians, from excessive heat to harmful air pollution. The only way to change the state’s trajectory is for lawmakers to swiftly ramp up aggressive climate action.”

While EPA claims the monitoring waivers do not constitute a license to pollute at will, without effective monitoring there is no way to know.

“Big Oil has fallen. Our job is to make sure they don't take us down with them.”

"Climate has taken over as an issue on its own. People are finally understanding that we have a truly existential crisis on our hands."

“What more can be said? What further evidence are we waiting for?”