Setbacks Save Lives!
Every family in Pennsylvania — no matter their race, income, or zip code — deserves to breathe clean air, drink pure water, and raise their children far from toxic industry activity. But for decades, politicians have allowed reckless oil and gas companies to operate harmful facilities steps away from our homes, schools, and hospitals. Currently in Pennsylvania, fracking wells and other infrastructure can be placed just 500 feet from your home. Dozens of studies from across the country have come to the same conclusion: living close to fracking puts kids' health at risk. The more we learn about the fracking industry, the clearer it becomes that it has no place in our neighborhoods and backyards.
This goes beyond politics: we know that access to a healthy home is something everybody can agree on. That's why last year, Cecil Township residents from across the political spectrum came together to win a new local zoning ordinance that increases the buffer zone between fracking and homes from 500 feet to 2,500 feet! Their victory is a blueprint for residents across Pennsylvania to win safer communities for their loved ones, no matter where they call home. Together, we can bypass corruption and gridlock in Harrisburg by standing up for our neighbors and making change right here at the local level — all it takes is dedicated parents joining together to demand the safety and dignity we all deserve.
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