DCS has fought to prevent the massive drilling that has occurred all across the country from occurring in the Delaware River Basin. The gas industry maintains that gas extraction is a safe and effective method that does not disrupt local …
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The oil and gas industry in the United States has expanded rapidly during the last decade, particularly in the Rocky Mountain region. But oil and gas production releases pollution that can have serious impacts on people’s health and the …
Risks to human health are present at every step of the hydraulic fracturing gas extraction process. This includes the potential for contamination of drinking water sources through surface spills, well casing failures, blowouts, and other events, migration of …
The Republicans believe they have President Obama in a box: either he approves a controversial Canadian oil pipeline or they accuse him of depriving the nation of jobs. Mr. Obama can and should push back hard.…
McDONALD, Ohio — Officials said Saturday they believe the latest earthquake activity in northeast Ohio is related to the injection of wastewater into the ground near a fault line, creating enough pressure to cause seismic activity.
The …
From Gasland:
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Barbara Arrindell, Joe Levine, Jane Cyphers, Pat Carullo, Ron Hine, James Barth
and the rest of the gang….
Josh Fox’s GASLAND is a film about the devastating health impacts of …
By IAN URBINA, The New York Times
KAROO, South Africa — When a drought dried up their wells last year, hundreds of farmers and their families flocked to local fairgrounds here to pray for …
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Page on Environmental Health
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): Home Page
Toxic Substances Portal (ATSDR): Toxicological Profiles
Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual (ATSDR): Table of Contents
Environmental Data Needed for …
This guide provides an overview of two different assessments commonly performed at hazardous waste sites. These are the risk assessment and the public health assessments; both are required for all sites – commonly …
What is ATSDR’s Petition Program?
In the Superfund law, Congress provided ATSDR with the authority to conduct certain public health assessment activities following a request from a concerned person. The ATSDR Petition Program …
Promises made, but not kept, and it’s all legal
By Joshua Schneyer and Brian Grow, REUTERS
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan — Hundreds of farmers had signed leases with local brokers permitting drillers to tap natural gas and oil beneath their land. …
