A bill in the Pennsylvania State Legislature, HB 502 proposes to revoke the authority of local governments to slow, deny or apply any restrictions to energy projects in their own communities. This could mean polluting power plants, including garbage incinerators and chemical recycling facilities can be approved with minimal local government input. This tramples local decision making and opens the door to polluting facilities in your community.

What HB 502 would do:

• Removes municipal governing power - HB 502 strips municipalities of their power to protect public health, safety, and the environment by removing their ability to shape local energy projects.

• Overrides zoning laws - A new state-appointed "RESET Board" would override local zoning

• Ignores public opposition - Makes it nearly impossible to challenge harmful projects in court.

• No protections from garbage incineration: HB 502 does not exclude trash incineration or so-called "waste-to-energy" projects, putting communities at risk of increased air pollution and toxic emissions under the guise of energy development.

Call your State Representative today. Here's how:

1. Call the Pennsylvania Capitol to tell your Representative to VOTE NO ON HB 502. If you're not sure the phone number or who your state representative is, click here to look them up. Or see below!

2. When someone answers, tell your State Representative: "VOTE NO ON HB 502!"

Use this script:

"Hi. My name is ______. I live in ____CITY/COUNTY______. I am urging you to Vote NO on HB 502. I do not want my city or county losing the right to decide on approvals for power plants, garbage incinerators or chemical recycling into my community."

3. Once you've hung up, please take a moment to fill out the form on the right to let us know how your calls went -- a very important step!

Thank you for your participation in keeping Pennsylvania safe and protecting community rights to prevent polluting energy projects! Please share this with others who may be interested.

PA House Energy Committee Members

Elizabeth Fielder, Chair, District 184 Phone, 717-787-5774
Martin Causer, Republican Chair, District 67 Phone, 717-787-5075
Mandy Steele, District 33 Phone, 717-705-7141
Heather Boyd, District 163 Phone, 717-783-8099
Amen Brown, District 10 Phone, 717-783-3822
Melissa Cerrato, District 151 Phone, 717-772-1999
Nathan Davidson, District 103 Phone, 717-783-9342
Kyle Donahue, District 113 Phone, 717-787-8981
Paul Friel, District 26 Phone, 717-772-1411
Jose Giral, DIstrict 180 Phone, 717-787-1407
John Inglis III District 38 Phone, 717-787-8175
Joe McAndrew District 32 Phone, 717-783-1011
Chris Pielli District 156 Phone, 717-705-2075
Jacklyn Rusnock, District 126 Phone, 717-783-3290
Arvind Venkat, District 30 Phone, 717-772-2363
Perry Stambaugh, District 86 Phone, 717-783-1593
Dallas Kephart, District 73 Phone, 717-787-7099
Mike Armanini, District 75 Phone, 717-260-6142
Jamie Barton, District 124 Phone, 717-787-9029
Bud Cook, District 50 Phone, 717-783-8655
Joe Hamm, District 84 Phone, 717-787-5270
Joshual Kail, District 15 Phone, 717-260-6144
Natalie Mihalek, District 40 Phone, Phone, 717-783-1522
Kathy Rapp, District 65 Phone, 717-787-1367
Ryan Warner, District 52 Phone, 717-787-1540
Craig Williams, District 160 Phone, 717-783-3038