Help Us Conserve Pennsylvania
Protecting the health and safety of the Commonwealth and its people.
We’re all living through a crucial moment. The actions we take today will determine the state of Pennsylvania’s environment for generations to come.
Pennsylvania is one of the world’s worst emitters of the pollution responsible for global warming, and three out of four of the Commonwealth’s hunters and anglers say that they can already see its effects.
Meanwhile, gas drilling companies from across the world are flocking to Pennsylvania to take advantage of the natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation beneath the state. As thousands of new wells are drilled around Pennsylvania, the dangerous “fracking” process threatens to poison the drinking water from Erie to Mt. Airy.
Finally, with stark shortfalls in the state budget coming soon, key environmental protection programs and the vital Department of Environmental Protection face devastating cuts, just as they’re needed most.
There are a lot of challenges coming, but there is a simple solution: educated, engaged citizens who know what they want and are willing to speak out. Conservation Pennsylvania exists to give those citizens the tools and the knowledge they need to put the Commonwealth on the right track.
Latest News
Pledge to Vote on November 4th!
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This election is critical. Pennsylvania faces crucial decisions on energy, clean air, and clean water. This is the most important opportunity for citizens like you to weight in. Good environmental laws come from good lawmakers. Help us move Pennsylvania forward. Click HERE to pledge to vote on November 4th! You…
Marcellus Medicine Action Alerts
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Gas Drilling & Your Health
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Forum on Natural Gas Drilling Identifying gas drilling-related illness with local nurses and Conservation Pennsylvania Local nurses from the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals and the environmental community are working together to discuss the dangers of natural gas drilling and the controversial process known as “fracking” in…
Canvassers Teach 30,000 People About Marcellus Shale; Help Get Out the Vote
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On Saturday, October 23, dozens of canvassers took to the streets of north and west Philadelphia to encourage citizens to vote and to introduce them to the issues created by drilling in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale. Working for Action United with materials developed by Conservation Pennsylvania, these canvassers will talk to…
Marcellus Conference Highlights
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The October 16 statewide conference on the Marcellus Shale hosted by PennAction and Conservation Pennsylvania was a great success. Dozens of organizations and activists from across the state came to discuss new ways of working together and new skills for success. In addition to trainings on the legislature, grassroots organizing,…