Dear Friend, Last week the House of Representatives voted to restore federal standards for methane leakage from oil and gas facilities built since 2015. Clean Air Council will speak with activists and educators across Pennsylvania to discuss possible further climate action at various levels of government to protect public health. Please join us! When: Tuesday, June 29th, 2021, Noon-1PM Where: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82618125327 (no registration required) Who: Pratima Agrawal, Accountability Manager at the FACTS School Ron Whyte, Organizer at Mural Arts Trash Academy Christina Rosan, Professor of Urban Studies and Geography at Temple University Barbara Wendeborn Brandom, Concerned Healthcare Professionals of Pennsylvania Steering Committee (supported by Physicians for Social Responsibility PA), Retired Physician, University of Pittsburgh And more concerned Pennsylvanians! Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) applauded the recent reinstatement of the original federal standards for methane pollution from oil and gas facilities: "Methane pollution is the single largest human-controlled contributor to climate change and causes disastrous health and environmental impacts for all Americans," said Rep. Scanlon. "In my district, methane pollution contributes to exceptionally high rates of childhood asthma and related health disorders. Restoring the EPA's New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for oil and gas facilities will go a long way toward protecting vulnerable communities and ensuring a safe, clean world for generations to come." Statement from Clean Air Council Executive Director and Chief Counsel Joseph Otis Minott, Esq. on the historic House vote: “The United States has taken a major step to avoid the worst effects of climate change while also reducing the air pollutants that form asthma-inducing ground-level ozone. The House’s vote to reinstate the original 2016 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for new oil and gas facilities will allow the EPA to move forward with a vitally necessary methane leakage standard for existing oil and gas facilities to be proposed in September.” |
