This April, Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry once again demonstrated their commitment to environmental stewardship, hosting various volunteer outings including the restocking of creeks, watershed restorations, park clean ups and more. After all, no one understands the importance of preserving our shared environment more than those that work and live here.
By engaging in activities aimed at enhancing and protecting our Earth, MSC member companies are directly contributing to the health and wellbeing of the local community and are making tangible differences across their operating areas. In addition to their environmental efforts, Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry also prioritized educational outreach as part of their Earth Day initiatives, inviting schools, residents, and local businesses to join them in these outings and raising awareness about environmental conservation and the role natural gas plays in a sustainable energy future.
Through their collective efforts, volunteers highlighted the importance of corporate responsibility and how businesses can play a critical role in protecting the environment.
A Snapshot of What They’re Doing:
Seneca hosted a Days of Doing, a week-long community service initiative alongside parent National Fuel Gas Company, with events happening across Western New York, Pennsylvania, and Houston including preparing garden beds for planting, beautification projects and enhancing public parks!
Alongside the Women’s Energy Network, Repsol volunteered to assist in a highway clean up! Volunteers worked from 9:30 am into the afternoon when they rolled up their sleeves and got to work cleaning up their community.
Southwestern Energy and Williams
Partnering-up this year, SWN and Williams hosted a creek clean-up and trout restocking at Big Wheeling Creek where local businesses and students were invited to attend. The day consisted of two sessions, with students sitting in on a presentation from the WV DNR before helping stock 4,000 pounds of trout.
Employees from Chesapeake Energy spent their time this Earth Day hosting a recycling event. They also distributed white oak seedlings across Bradford County and donated to local Envirothon programs where students learn about ecology, forestry, soil and land use, wildlife and current environmental issues.
Range teamed up with the Washington County Conservation District to help clean up the roads of Donora Borough in Washington County. Twenty-five volunteers helped collect trash along the roads for nearly seven hours!
This year Greylock hosted Earth Week where they held various volunteer events across their operating areas including tree plantings, road clean-ups, beautification projects, as well as serving lunch at a local women’s shelter.
Olympus Energy cleaned up trash from the riparian corridor, tended to the pollinator garden, and mulched around native shrubs and trees planted two years ago.
MPLX
Employees from MPLX spent the week helping with clean-up project near their facilities, including cleaning up playgrounds, walking trails and roadways.
