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Be Prepared: Your Go (and Stay) Bag Checklist – Enabled Prep
Be Prepared: Your Go (and Stay) Bag Checklist Having some supplies together can help you react more confidently when it matters most. Don’t worry, you don’t need to get everything…
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After A Disaster: Know Your Rights – Enabled Prep
After A Disaster: Know Your Rights Always remember, no matter what anyone else says, your rights are never suspended in a disaster. By understanding your rights, you can become your…
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During A Disaster: Stay Safe – Enabled Prep
During A Disaster: Stay Safe Every disaster is unique, which means your best course of action will depend on your situation. Above all – don’t ignore it. Trust yourself and…
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Before A Disaster: Make A Plan – Enabled Prep
Before A Disaster: Make A Plan Have you thought about what you would do in a disaster? Disabled folks are at higher risk during a disaster. That’s not just because…
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What Are Chemical Disasters? – Enabled Prep
Chemical Disasters or, the most common disaster that nobody talks about. Petrochemicals, like the fossil fuels they’re made from, are so present in our lives that many people aren’t even…
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Press Release: Major Banks Backing Risky US Petrochemical Expansion Despite Mounting Legal and Financial Warnings
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2026 — Major US and global banks have provided US $133 billion in financing to companies expanding petrochemical production in the United States since 2019 —…
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Media Advisory: “Bessie the Lake Erie Monster Launch & Rally for A Plastic-Free Cleveland
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 5th, 2025 Contact: Elle Thoni, People Over Petro CoalitionEmail: elle@peopleoverpetro.org | Phone: 507-421-2673 MEDIA ADVISORY “Bessie” the Lake Erie Monster is coming to Cleveland – and she’s…
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Calling West Virginia Artists! Apply now for WVCAG x POPCO Clean Air Advocacy Commission
Calling West Virginia Artists! Apply now for WVCAG x POPCO Clean Air Advocacy Commission by Thursday, October 30.
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Press Release: Community Members Oppose Ohio Plastic Incinerator Seeking Permit Renewal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Elle Thoni, People Over Petro Coalition, Email: elle@peopleoverpetro.org | Phone: 507-421-2673 Public comment period for Alterra Energy extended to June 18th Akron, OH – After more…
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Statement on the Passage of CRA SJR 31
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Elle Thoni, People Over Petro Coalition, Email: elle@peopleoverpetro.org | Phone: 507-421-2673 Early this morning, U.S. congressional leaders voted to strip landmark Clean Air Act regulations for…