Nevertheless, They Persisted
The EPA approved a plan to pump enormous amounts of fracking wastewater under a rural Pennsylvania township, potentially poisoning residents’ groundwater and ruining their health and property values. The township has no public water service, only private wells. In opposition, residents created a Community Bill of Rights stating that “all residents of Grant Township, along with natural communities and ecosystems within the Township, possess the right to clean air, water, and soil.”
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Sierra Magazine
Published: Dec 17, 2019
Length: 14 minutes (3,615 words)