Fracking and Public Health in MD and beyond
The health impacts of fracking are a hot topic these last couple of months. Reports from Colorado (pdf), Pennsylvania (pdf) (press release), and now Maryland (research) have demonstrated that...
View ArticleMD Shale Commission Reviews Fracking Health Study
On Monday August 18 the Maryland Governor’s Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission was presented with findings of the University of Maryland School of Public Health’s Institute for Applied Environmental...
View ArticleCitizenShale Submits Comments on Maryland Public Health Study
The following was submitted in reference to the Maryland Public Health Study on the impacts of unconventional natural gas development and production on human health. CitizenShale has a mission to...
View ArticleConcern Builds over Health Risks of Fracking
Although the Governor has decided to permit fracking in Maryland, the scientific and medical communities continue to identify risks to public health. And the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)...
View ArticleFracking Study: Air as likely Polluted as Water
From the article published on inquisitr.com: A new study entitled Air Concentrations of Volatile Compounds Near Oil and Gas Production: A Community-Based Exploratory Study and published in the journal,...
View ArticleFracking Impacts: Updated Publications Review
The latest version of the Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers Healthy Energy database analysis, which includes all peer-reviewed publications from January 1, 2009 – June 16, 2015 that are directly...
View ArticleStudy: Potential Fracking Impacts on Delaware River Basin
Currently fracking is not allowed in the Delaware River Basin (DRB.) Nor is it allowed in New York state which contains the spring-fed source of the DRB watershed. A new study on the Delaware River...
View ArticleStudy: Fracking Industry Wells Associated With Premature Birth
NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS INCREASED RISK OF ADVERSE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES CLOSER TO ACTIVE UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS WELLS Expectant mothers who live near active natural gas wells operated by the fracking...
View ArticleThe Science Continues to Favor Frack-Free World
Concerned Health Professionals of New York (CHPNY) has been collecting scientific research studies that pertain to the fracking process and its impacts on human health and the environment. This week...
View ArticleMore Proof: Fracking is Harmful to Our Health
YALE STUDIES HEALTH IMPACT OF FRACKING FLUID According to a new report out of Yale University, some of the 1000 chemicals used in fracking are toxic to humans. The researchers studied 240 substances...
View ArticleFirst fracking water contamination case goes to jury trial
Approximately forty families from Dimock, PA have sued the gas industry over water contamination -methane migration into their private wells. Most have settled out of court, but the final two families...
View ArticleCitizen Shale Supports Passage of Accident Gas Storage Bill
MEDIA RELEASE CITIZEN SHALE, 8 MARCH 2016 Further Information: Paul Roberts, Citizen Shale, 301.746.4287 ANNAPOLIS — Enhanced safety requirements at Accident’s natural gas storage facility are being...
View ArticleFracking Linked to Increased Asthma
Johns Hopkins has released a report that links asthma and fracking. Asthma sufferers near drilling sites are four times more likely to suffer attacks than those living farther away. Full coverage at...
View ArticleLatest on Health Risks of Fracking
Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility has published a new paper analyzing the latest research and reports on health impacts of fracking. "The peer-reviewed scientific literature now includes...
View ArticleFOUND: Hidden Citizen Complaints Pertaining to Fracking
Public Herald Discovers More Citizen Complaints, THOUSANDS of them. Pennsylvania DEP receives 3 complaints PER DAY pertaining to water contamination and gas migration. BREAKING NEWS!!!! State...
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