December 23, 2014

Fracking Fumes: Where There's a Well, All is Not Well

After analyzing 24 scientific studies, the Natural Resources Defense Council finds plenty to worry about, from birth defects to deadly effects
By David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, December 22, 2014

Emissions from oil-and-gas production pose a significant threat to human health, …

December 17, 2014

Cuomo to Ban Fracking in NY State, Citing Health Risks

Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker says: “I cannot support high-volume hydraulic fracturing in the great state of New York”
By James Gerken, The Huffington Post, December 17, 2014

The New York Times reports: “The Cuomo administration announced Wednesday that

November 19, 2014

Bad Air Day

Around North Texas parks and playgrounds, children are breathing dangerous doses of toxic fumes from gas industry sites
By Peter Gorman, Fort Worth Weekly, October 1, 2014

On a crisp Saturday morning, Delga Park, just north of downtown Fort Worth, …

October 25, 2014

PA Studies on Shale-Site Air Emissions Incomplete

Not only did the DEP not calculate the vast majority of chemical hazards, but its determination that public health would not be harmed was not made by anyone with training in medicine, toxicology or environmental or occupational health
By Don
September 18, 2014

Proposed Monaca, PA Chemical Plant Threatens Residents

See comments from Jim Argo, PhD, below.

You are Invited – Shell Proposed Petrochemical Community Meeting: Air Quality and Safety

As part of the planning and evaluation process for our proposed petrochemical facility in Beaver county, Shell is hosting community …

July 13, 2014

Health Professionals Release Major Scientific Document on Fracking

Concerned Health Professionals of NY releases a major new compilation of the risks and harms of fracking
By Concerned Health Professionals of New York, July 10, 2014

Download the 3rd edition of the Report as a pdf
Health Impacts of

May 10, 2014

More evidence: Gas drilling GHG emissions vastly exceed government estimates

A new study by a group from the University of Colorado – Boulder, published in the American Geophysical Union’s Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmosphere has found that the impact of natural gas drilling and production on climate change is enormously …

May 7, 2014

It's he-e-e-re: National Assessment says climate change has arrived, and we're responsible

A recently issued National Climate Assessment, authored by a team of more than 300 experts guided by a 60-member Federal Advisory Committee, concludes that climate change is already here, and human activities are largely responsible:

“What is new over

February 8, 2014

Marcellus Compressor Station Exceeding Pollution Standard by 3X

Pollution concentrations are nearly three times the amount allowed under federal health-based air quality standards
By The Clean Air Council

The Barto Compressor Station in Penn Township, Lycoming County is creating pollution concentrations nearly three times the amount allowed under …

January 18, 2014

Small Emission Sources Could Mean Big Pollution, But No One’s Counting

Small, poorly regulated sources can have large cumulative impacts
By Irina Zhorov, Wyoming Public Media, January 17, 2014

Some landowners with oil and gas wells on their property complain about emissions affecting their air quality and health. But though there …

October 28, 2013

Study reports VOC-polluted air, health problems related to hydrocarbon development

A study recently published in the journal Atmospheric Environment reports that hydrocarbon processing in the industrial heartland of Alberta has been correlated with remarkable elevations in Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) levels in the area, raising serious concerns about the relationship …

July 21, 2013

Caught in the Drill Zone

A growing natural-gas industry poses toxic challenges for organic farmers and anyone else living near a fracking operation
By Sue Smith-Heavenrich, Organic Gardening, June/July 2013

Before Carolyn Knapp signed a gas lease, she questioned the industry representatives as to its …

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