Courtney Bourgoin, courtney.bourgoin@sierraclub.org (202) 495-3022
Horsham, PA-- Community Members, Enviros to Call for Federal, State Action on PFAHorsham, PA— On Wednesday, hundreds of community members will call on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PDEP) to take action on the state’s PFAS crisis— an invasion of chemicals that persist in an environment, poison water sources and cause detrimental health effects like immune system breakdown and cancers. PFAS is contaminating drinking water in communities like Horsham, Warrington and Harrisburg among others. Community members say PDEP has stalled in addressing the issue and are seeking strong action from the federal government to ban PFAS usage and demand sufficient cleanup. Community members also stress that EPA is lagging— citing their failure to release a report on the toxin’s health effects and questioning their intentions to follow-up with meaningful action after the session.
WHAT: Pennsylvania PFAS Community Engagement Hearing Session with EPA
WHEN: Wednesday, July 25, 2018
10:00 am to 2:45 pm - Working Session
3:30 pm to 9:00 pm - Listening Session
WHERE: Hatboro-Horsham High School
899 Horsham Road
Horsham, PA 19044
WHO: Representatives from Delaware River Keepers, Sierra Club, Bucks Environmental Action, Penn Environment and Food and Water Watch and more
VISUALS: Community members holding signs calling for EPA, state action/ community activist speakers/ crowd shots
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