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Misleading marketing claims stand in the way of collaboration and trust.

But being transparent and working together are the only ways to manage mine waste safely.

Learn what’s possible now and how companies and governments can do better in Earthworks’ new report.

Read it now earthworks.org/zero-tailings

The world is watching Arlington this summer for the . But there's a home-field issue families here face every day: over 30,000 students attend school near active oil & gas wells. 😷 🛢️ 🚸

Join the Halt the Harm Network tomorrow, June 23rd for a webinar where leaders and environmental health experts walk through what the numbers show and what they mean.

- Ranjana Bhandari, director of Liveable Arlington , on the report and what it means for local families
- Cullen Smith of our friends at FracTracker, on the interactive buffer map and how to use it for your own community.
- Dr. Larysa Dyrszka from Concerned Health Professionals of New York (CHPNY), on connecting Arlington data to Texas-based and national findings, with particular attention to risks for infants and children.

➡️ Register here: https://luma.com/hhn-a9rl

Now We Know: Oil & Gas Wells Near Arlington TX Schools - The Data and the Health Risks · Zoom · Luma A new analysis maps oil and gas wells in proximity to Arlington, Texas, schools, as fears of exposure of 30,000+ schoolchildren to fracking sites and gas wells…

It’s not just the fossil fuel industry that is making storms worse. Oil and gas companies cannot build their destructive projects without the same corporations that hold significant power over our financial security and daily lives: insurers, banks and investors. Read more:

Who Makes Hurricane Damage Worse? Insurers, Banks and Investors The climate crisis is raising global temperatures, making hurricanes more likely to bring stronger winds, heavier rain, and more damage. But the fossil fuel industry isn’t the only force making storms worse.

📚The Story Isn't Over: Honoring Juneteenth ✊

This Juneteenth reminds us that progress has never happened on its own. Every right, every opportunity, and every step forward came from people who organized, spoke out, and refused to accept the world as it was. ❤️🖤💚

Today, we honor the legacy, truth, and resilience of the generations of Black Americans who built joy, culture, and community in the face of injustice. Not only by remembering history, but also by recognizing the people and communities who are continuing to shape a better future right now. 📢💪

Their legacy lives on in the people continuing to build stronger, healthier, and more just communities every day. 🌎🌱

📣Reuters - The Ethical Corporation - publishes report on Total Energies' fracking operations in Arlington, titled.
👀 "Arlington's kids are paying for Europe’s Gas: Alarm over Fracking Health Risks in America’s World Cup City"
Some highlights:

➡️Doty,former air regulator who served as the TCEQ’s mobile air monitoring manager who conducted an optical gas imaging (OGI) survey of Total sites in Arlington said.
⚠️“Total is ​a big polluter in my opinion... Make no mistake about it.”

➡️Carbon Mapper satellite found 2 super emitter events visible from space from Total sites in the area - also near schools.

➡️There are health risk to communities from the hazardous chemicals like volatile organic compounds (VOC) including benzene that are released alongside methane , says PSE.

➡️Arlington’s children are in close range of the industry's health risks. In fact, on June 9, just days before the stadium’s opening World Cup match, TEEP ​Barnett received permits that will add 9 new gas wells at two sites, close to several schools.

➡️With fracking banned in many European countries, including France, and TotalEnergies the biggest exporter of liquified natural gas from the U.S., Arlington's children are effectively paying the price for Europe's thirst for energy, Bhandari says.

➡️Read the entire article here: https://ow.ly/WQfo50ZecT5
or
https://ow.ly/9vBw50ZecT9

Pennsylvania’s setback distance for fracked well pads is just 500 feet from homes, schools, and other vulnerable places. That means families can end up living dangerously close to polluting infrastructure. 📍⚠️

Other states have adopted stronger protections, but communities across Pennsylvania are still fighting well pad by well pad for cleaner air and safer neighborhoods. Earthworks is standing with residents pushing for stronger protective buffers and policies that account for cumulative pollution impacts. ✊🌿

Read more ➡️https://bit.ly/Protective-Buffers-PA

Lessons from a Children’s Story: If You Give the Oil and Gas Industry a Wellpad A tank battery on the Range Resources Bier Albert well pad is located directly behind a daycare in Washington County, PA Have you ever read the children’s

🚨Trump’s attacks on public health & the environment are NOT about energy dominance or helping you. It’s the rich helping the rich and leaving the rest of us to deal with the impacts.

Jeffery Hildebrand, owner of Hilcorp, could have invested in cleaning up his nearly 30,000 wells. Instead he invested in donations to Trump. Now his wife is Ambassador to Costa Rica & his lobbyist works for the EPA.

Hilcorp chose to pay to pollute rather than clean up pollution.
Our work over the years shows that hilcorp wells are not well maintained, and have pollution over and over again.

🛰️ Satellite data backs this up ^.

Low producing wells, like Hilcorp has, are big polluters. They amount to 6% of oil and gas production in the U.S. and account for nearly ½ the methane pollution.

During a recent investigation, Earthworks found pollution at 7 out of 8 Hilcorp wells. One within 1000 feet of a Navajo Nation dormitory school and one that was previously polluting at levels that could be detected from space.✨

The level of greed and lack of care for everyday people is outrageous. It’s not people they care about. It’s profits. People need clear air 🌱 & clean water 💧. But with profits, think just how much more $$ the rich could all have.

Read the full story from ProPublica > https://bit.ly/HilcorpPays2Pollute

Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit. Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane.

As always, let's take a look at the numbers that tell the story for our , Hilcorp.

Since last summer, Hilcorp has continued racking up methane pollution events, both on the ground and through satellite. In New Mexico alone, the company reported losing more than 320,000 mcf of methane gas through venting and flaring since August 2025.

Read the full stat: https://bit.ly/4dRGIYM

⚽ The Game Is Heating Up 🔥

The 2026 World Cup is expected to be the hottest in the tournament's history. In response, FIFA has introduced hydration breaks during matches as players and fans face increasing risks from extreme heat. ⚠️🥵

Scientists say rising temperatures have increased the number of dangerously hot summer days in many of this year's host cities, creating conditions that could impact player performance, spectator safety, and the overall tournament experience. 🌡️📊

Climate change isn't just an environmental story. It's showing up in places people can see, feel, and experience firsthand, including the world's most popular sporting event. ✊🌎

Read the article for more ➡️ https://bit.ly/World-Cup-Climate

The Hottest World Cup in History — Covering Climate Now This summer’s World Cup will be unlike any other in the 96-year history of the world’s most popular sporting event. Never before have players on the field and spectators in the stands faced the intensity of heat expected to confront them at the matches taking place over the next 39 days, startin...

ICYMI: Chevron must pay $1.5M in fines to Colorado for the largest oil & gas well blow out in more than a decade. 14 families and the elementary school in the small town of Galeton were evacuated. It will take years to recover.

It's right that Chevron pays to clean up their mess, but no amount of money can undo the harm done to those kids and communities.

Read more The Colorado Sun

Chevron’s $1.5M fine for Weld County blowout will finance improvements to monitoring programs Some environmental groups say the penalty doesn’t reflect the damage Chevron caused in largest well blowout in a decade