To: Governor Tom Wolf
Governor Tom Wolf: The public deserves a voice on fracking
Thousands of Pennsylvanians are feeling the impacts of gas drilling from contaminated drinking water to devastated public lands to toxic air pollution. And while the frackers would like you to think otherwise, we have a clear interest in the development of protections from gas drilling.
To protect our families and for democracy to work, the public must be included in the state’s efforts on shale gas drilling—not iced out so the industry is the only one at the table.
Sincerely,
To protect our families and for democracy to work, the public must be included in the state’s efforts on shale gas drilling—not iced out so the industry is the only one at the table.
Sincerely,
Why is this important?
For years, citizens affected by fracking, and environmental and public health groups have been pleading to state environmental officials to have a seat at the table when it comes to regulating this harmful activity.
And when Governor Wolf gave Pennsylvanians a seat at the table, the fracking industry claimed the public “has no place” in discussions about regulating drilling in Pennsylvania. [1]
Gov. Wolf made the right move. But with the gas drilling industry and their allies in Harrisburg pushing back, we need to make sure he doesn’t backpedal and give in to a very powerful industry. If anyone should have their voices heard, it’s the people who suffer the devastating effects of living near oil and gas wells. Tell Gov. Wolf that the people of Pennsylvania deserve a strong voice in how the oil and gas industry operates in Pennsylvania.”
[1] “Natural gas industry criticizes Pennsylvania DEP,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 21, 2015
And when Governor Wolf gave Pennsylvanians a seat at the table, the fracking industry claimed the public “has no place” in discussions about regulating drilling in Pennsylvania. [1]
Gov. Wolf made the right move. But with the gas drilling industry and their allies in Harrisburg pushing back, we need to make sure he doesn’t backpedal and give in to a very powerful industry. If anyone should have their voices heard, it’s the people who suffer the devastating effects of living near oil and gas wells. Tell Gov. Wolf that the people of Pennsylvania deserve a strong voice in how the oil and gas industry operates in Pennsylvania.”
[1] “Natural gas industry criticizes Pennsylvania DEP,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 21, 2015