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July 23, 2019

Is Shale Gas a Major Driver of Recent Increase in Global Atmospheric Methane?

By Robert W. Howarth Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Abstract Methane has been rising rapidly in the atmosphere over the […]
July 22, 2019

Babies Born Near Oil and Gas Wells Are Up to 70% More Likely to Have Congenital Heart Defects

Researchers at the University of Colorado studied pregnant women who are among the 17 million Americans living within a mile from an active oil or gas […]
July 11, 2019

Still Wasting Away – Frack Waste is a BIG Problem

The failure to safely manage oil and gas waste continues By Melissa Troutman, Earthworks, June 18, 2019 Download the full report – Still Wasting Away – […]
July 1, 2019

Tell PA DEP: Deny Elcon’s Hazardous Waste Permit Application

DCS Director Barbara Arrindell’s Comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: I am writing for an environmental organization, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS). As the […]
May 26, 2019

Toxic Frack Waste Damages Sewage Treatment Plant, Contaminates River

By John F. Stolz, Ph.D., Professor, Biological Sciences, Duquesne University I was down at the Belle Vernon municipal waste water treatment plant April 11. I got […]
May 26, 2019

PA Attorney General to Investigate Landfill Runoff Problems in Westmoreland County

Runoff contaminated by shale gas drilling and fracking waste chemicals has damaged sewage treatment plant By Don Hopey and David Templeton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 23, 2019 […]
May 22, 2019

New York Rejects Keystone-Like Pipeline in Fierce Battle Over the State’s Energy Future

Regulators denied an application for a $1 billion natural gas pipeline that environmentalists said would set back the fight against climate change By Vivian Wang and […]
May 20, 2019

Environmental Leaders Applaud Delaware River Governors

Press Statement From the Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition The Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition, comprised of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Clean Water Action […]
May 17, 2019

Governors Join Murphy in Support of Full Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin

Governors of New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania support a full ban on fracking activities in the Basin. By Kyle Bagenstose, Burlington County Times, May 16, 2019 […]
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