Advance HB170 to the Pennsylvania House Floor!

We raised our voices in support of fracking protections, and now the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy (ER+E) Committee will be voting on a bill that would provide for much safer setbacks for fracking wells!

HB170 directly addresses one of the recommendations of the grand jury report on fracking that Governor Shapiro commissioned during his time as Attorney General. We need the ER+E committee to vote in favor of advancing this bill to the House floor.

Tell the legislators on the ER+E Committee: Advance HB170 to a vote in the Pennsylvania House!

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Subject House ER+E Committee: Advance HB170 for a Vote!

Dear House Environmental Resource & Energy Committee Members,

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Chairman Vitali has put HB170, which outlines critical fracking protections, on the docket for a committee vote this coming Tuesday June 27th. I urge you to vote to advance HB170 to the floor of the House for a vote.

This bill would expand no-drill zones for fracking wells in Pennsylvania from the required 500 feet to 2,500 feet, and it further increases setbacks for schools and hospitals to 5,000 feet. This comes straight from the grand jury report that then-Attorney General Josh Shapiro's office released in 2020 following a 2-year investigation into the health, safety, and environmental impacts of fracking.

In the three years since that report was issued, the legislature has not moved to enact these necessary regulations — until this legislative session. This is a critical opportunity to protect all Pennsylvanians and our constitutional right to clean air and water.

As then-AG Shapiro stated at the time: "Our government has a duty to set and enforce ground rules that protect public health and safety. We are the referees; we are here to prevent big corporations and the powerful industries from harming our communities or running over the rights of citizens."

We're counting on you to advance this critical legislation. Please vote yes to bring HB170 to the full House for consideration.

Sincerely,

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