Hi friends, If you haven't reviewed the calendar lately, now's a good time. There are a number of meetups and events coming up. Tomorrow, I'm hosting a brief orientation to HHN for anyone new to the network that wants to get looped into the efforts to address chemical transparency issues in the oil and gas industry. Here they are, including details about this week’s meetup: ✨ 8/14 — Action Meetup: Secret Chemicals (and HHN Orientation Session)Join us to continue our important discussion addressing secret chemicals and developing a coordinated response strategy. This is a follow-up to our previous conversations on chemical disclosure and transparency in the oil and gas industry. → Click here for details (requires vetted account) Attend the Orientation event to fast track your approval. 🗓 8/21 — O&G Waste Collaboration MeetingThe Oil & Gas Waste Collaborative brings together leaders, advocates, and concerned residents to address waste issues across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and the broader Appalachian region. This virtual meeting provides a space to share timely updates and coordinate regional efforts. Hosted by Protect PT, the agenda adapts to ensure all members can contribute meaningful updates about their local situations. → Click here to register for the collaboration 🗓 8/26 — August Lunch & Learn: Preview of “Inversion” DocumentaryJoin us for a special 20-minute preview of “Inversion: The Unfinished Business of Pittsburgh’s Air” with director Mark Dixon. This powerful documentary chronicles the community’s fight for clean air following a catastrophic fire at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works. Mark will share insights about the project’s motivations, tactics, and lessons learned, with time for discussion about environmental advocacy in our current political climate. → Click here to RSVP for the Lunch & Learn 🗓 8/26 — Environmental Rights Amendments: A Constitutional Approach to State Climate PolicyAs federal protections face challenges, Environmental Rights Amendments (ERAs) offer states a powerful tool to guarantee clean and healthy environments through constitutional mandates. Our expert panel features Sara Zimmerman (Climate Equity Policy Center) and Maya K. van Rossum (Green Amendments for the Generations) discussing ERA basics, policy design considerations, and successful legal applications. 🗓 8/27 — The Health Harms of PFAS Within Common PlasticsJoin PSR PA and guest speaker Megan Wolff to explore the wide-ranging health risks of “forever chemicals” found in plastics worldwide. Learn how these substances impact our hormones, potentially leading to obesity, infertility, and cancer. This session will equip you with knowledge to protect your family and community, plus action steps for advocating stronger protections against these harmful substances. → Click here to join this important health discussion Looking forward to seeing many of you this in an upcoming event! Share an EventPlease share your events with us so we can include them in the upcoming event announcement list and in the network calendar. Each week, we pull together network events and compile them into this digest. Ryan Clover |
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Hello Reader, The presenters who brought you the report on Colorado's chemical reporting crisis are going to be presenting a follow-up event two months after the report was released. At this event, you have a chance to get updates on what's happened since the report released and discuss points of intervention with other leaders. Action Webinar for Oil & Gas Chemical Disclosure Tuesday, July 15th (RSVP required) Our health remains at risk from industry non-compliance with chemical disclosure...
Hello Reader, Here's your link to the recording, the full report, related coverage, and followup discussion. Today the report "Oil & Gas Chemicals Still Secret in Colorado" was released by Physicians for Social Responsibility Colorado, Sierra Club, and FracTracker Alliance. We had an amazing turn out with 253 people registered! 📹 Access the Recording, Report, Map, Coverage The replay, along with a link to the report and related coverage is now available here and will soon be shared by partner...
Hello Reader, Join Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania (PSR PA) for a critical conversation on worker safety in the oil and gas industry—specifically, the unseen risks faced by workers managing wastewater from fracking and drilling operations. Too often, workers are not fully informed about the hazardous and radioactive materials they handle on the job. This lack of transparency puts their health—and the wellbeing of their families and communities—at serious risk. This is a...