More than a dozen fossil fuel subsidies in the U.S. tax code encourage companies to extract oil, gas, and coal. Thank you to Center for Coalfield Justice for partnering with us in telling the story of how fossil fuel extraction affects people in Pennsylvania’s Washington County. Washington County, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania’s rural Washington County has picturesque rolling fields, scenic woods, and hills sprinkled with farmhouses. The families living closer to fracking wells were statistically more likely to have certain compounds in their urine. Congress Must Act to End Fossil Fuel Freebies NowState officials must stop the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in communities like Washington County.

Source: New York Times November 09, 2021 15:32 UTC