Oil and Gas

Clean Water is working to protect people and communities from oil and gas production's harmful environmental and health impacts while pushing for the transition to a clean energy economy.

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Pennsylvania

Allegheny County Deserves Clean Air!

Over this past Christmas, residents in the Mon Valley suffered from nearly a week of unhealthy air pollution levels – violating federal Clean Air Act standards. The main culprit was the U.S.

Take Action! Tell Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald to Clean Up Our Air

Recent Actions

New Jersey

Take Action: Fossil Fuel Moratorium

Sign the petition urging Governor Murphy to enact a moratorium on all fossil fuel infrastructure projects in New Jersey.

Sign the Petition
Massachusetts

Urge Governor Baker to say no to fracked gas

Tell Governor Baker that you don’t want new fracked gas infrastructure in Massachusetts.  

Urge Governor Baker to say no to fracked gas
New Jersey

Make New Jersey a Leader on Renewable Energy

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) is accepting public feedback on the draft plan until September 16th. Write a letter to the BPU to let them know what a clean energy future looks like to you!

Make New Jersey a Leader on Renewable Energy
Pennsylvania

Don’t Take Oil and Gas Protections Back to the 80’s

Take Action! Email your state senator today and tell them to oppose SB 790.

Take Action! Email your state senator today and tell them to oppose SB 790.

Related Oil and Gas Topics

Oil and Gas Publications

Oil and Gas Blog Posts

Trump's Dirty Water Rule
Trump’s Dirty Water Rule: Another Gift to Oil and Gas
January 23, 2020

The Trump administration finalized its signature Clean Water Act rollback, the Dirty Water Rule. This extreme interpretation of our bedrock water quality law rolls back the clock to a time when corporate polluters could dump toxic waste into rivers and streams and pave over wetlands without seeking a permit.

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Three Ways the Implementation of the Clean Water Act is Leaving our Water Vulnerable Oil and Gas Wastewater Discharges.
January 21, 2020

Fossil fuels not only drive the climate crisis, but also threaten our water

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Thank you
Thankful for you
November 26, 2019

As I look back on 2019, there are plenty of times that it would have been easy to get frustrated, throw my hands up, and lose hope. But I didn't -- and Clean Water members and supporters had a lot to do with that.

I think I can speak for all of us here at Clean Water Action when I say our members and supporters give us hope and keep us going.

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