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Our Mission
Protect PT (Penn-Trafford) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring residents' safety, security, and quality of life by engaging in education and advocacy to protect the economic, environmental, and legal rights of the people in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties.
Protect PT was established in 2014 as a grassroots community-based nonprofit organization designed to protect our community from the harmful environmental impacts of fossil fuel activity. We are dedicated to ensuring Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties residents’ safety, security, and quality of life.
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Upcoming Events
- From the Marcellus Shale Field to the Shannon Estuary: Appalachia, Ireland, and the Fossil Fuel TradeFri, Sep 26Patagonia Store on Walnut Street & Virtu
- September Lunch & Learn w/ Citizens Coal CouncilTue, Sep 30protectpt.info/lunch
- Penn Township Rezone - Public HearingWed, Oct 08Penn Township Municipal Building
- Radon, Invisible & Scary! - Tabling EventFri, Oct 10Harrison City
- Nature's Tricks & TreatsSat, Oct 11Patagonia Pittsburgh on Walnut Street,
- Living Near Shale Gas Workshop (November 2025)Tue, Nov 04https://zoom.us/j/92993013718
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