As the birthplace of the oil and gas industry, Pennsylvania has by far the highest number of extremely old orphan and abandoned wells in the country to the tune of hundreds of thousands. Learn how Moms are helping get these polluting wells plugged.
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Pennsylvania Moms Help Tackle a Massive Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Problem
Life Under Threat: Wisconsin Farming Community Takes Down AI Data Center
When one mom learned that a data center developer was planning a new AI facility in Greenleaf, Wisconsin, she sprang into action, banding the community together to protect their farmland and family homes from the encroachment of polluting Big Tech.
Meet the Retirees Who Are Hunting for Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells in Pennsylvania
Since 2004, the Venango PA Senior Environmental Corp has been finding and documenting abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells that could be leaking methane and air pollutants, contaminating the air and water, harming people and wildlife, and accelerating climate change.
It’s Confirmed! Cutting Methane Means Cleaner Air
New Mexico finalized strong state methane rules for oil and gas operators in 2022, and they are working. Join Moms in telling EPA that if we can cut methane in New Mexico, we can cut methane across the country.
Laurie Anderson in the Colorado Sun: New State Landfill Methane Rules Are a Big Win
Late last month, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) voted to adopt state rules that will reduce methane pollution from municipal solid waste landfills. This is big news.
This Resurgent Pennsylvania Steel Town Is Winning at Football and Clean Energy
Steelton-Highspire School District is in an overburdened area of Pennsylvania, with the worst rates of childhood asthma, preterm birth, and disaster-related deaths in the state. But today it’s helping to clean up local air with six electric school buses powered by 1.7-megawatt on-site solar array.
In Rural Michigan, New Electric School Buses Get Top Grades
Pellston Public Schools Superintendent Stephen Seelye was initially wary of electric school buses. But since transitioning his entire fleet in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to electric over the last two years, he couldn’t be more pleased.
Electric School Buses Roll On While Diesel Fleets Freeze in Montana
Parents, students, and seasoned bus drivers are working together to build a movement for electric school buses in Montana.
Investments in Electric Vehicles Bring Families Good Jobs and Cleaner Air
Communities in 27 states can now replace their fossil fuel heavy duty-trucks and buses with zero-emission electric models thanks to $735 million in federal clean energy investments under EPA’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program. Moms are celebrating!
How an Electric School Bus Turned an Arizona Mining Town Into a Clean Air Pioneer
Clarkdale, Arizona, has been working hard to fix environmental damage from its past as a copper mining town over 100 years ago. The latest example: a shiny yellow electric school bus, which rolled out this fall.
Massachusetts High School Leads the Way on Training a New Generation of Electric Vehicle Mechanics
In an effort to keep his students “a step ahead of the competition,” Principal Kevin McCaskill recently applied for and received a whopping $900,000 in grants from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to develop an EV training program.