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Washington County [January 2025] -- Environmental Health Project Releases New White Paper: PA's Shale Gas - What We Can Do Now To Better Protect Public Health [PaEN] -- On Feb. Of Health Pushing For Changes To Reduce Adverse Health Impacts From NaturalGas Development [November 2023] -- Part I - Environmental Impacts: State Dept.
He pointed to a series of medical visits and diagnoses medical professionals called, hydraulic fracking/volatile hydrocarbon exposure, respiratory irritation from hydrocarbon exposure, neurotoxicity, and radiation exposure.
The presentation videos from the 2025 Shale Gas and Public Health Conference hosted by the Physicians for Social Responsibility PA , the League of Women Voters of PA , and the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at Duquesne University are now available online.
Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & NaturalGas Extraction [PaEN] -- Part II - Health Impacts: State Dept.
One way to better understand the impact the oil and gas industry has on the daily lives of Pennsylvanians is to read Oil and Gas Program inspection reports to see the kinds of violations DEP uncovers every day, week in and week out, as they inspect oil and gas wells and gas infrastructure across the state.
Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & NaturalGas Extraction [PaEN] -- Part II - Health Impacts: State Dept.
On May 8, 2025 surveillance cameras again caught the latest incidents of conventional oil and gas wastewater being dumped on a section of a dirt road paved with tar and stone chips in Warren County-- this time at about 1:43 a.m. Photos: Row 1-- Late night road dumping on May 8, 2025; Row 2-- Morning-after May 8 dumping fingerprint.)
At the announcement, Deluliis said the purpose of the new policy was-- To definitively confirm, for all stakeholders, that there are no adverse human health issues related to responsible naturalgas development, and to confirm what we already know, that the naturalgas industry is essential, it's responsible, and it's inherently good for society.
DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Of Rural Conservation Spring Fling Bird Watch Walk In Washington County 6th Oil/NaturalGas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables -- Financial Times: China Says It Can Live Without US Farm, Energy Goods [PA Exported $3.1 April 30-- In-Person.
The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility are proud to co-host the 2025 Shale Gas and Public Health Conference on February 27 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.
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The Altiplano plateau in western Bolivia has some of the world’s highest and most consistent levels of solar radiation, creating a high potential for solar photovoltaic power in the region, but structural challenges may prevent scaling. For Medinaceli, “there is an excessive use of naturalgas precisely because it is cheap.
miles of 30-inch naturalgas gathering pipeline and a 16-inch permanent waterline between the Rogers Compression Station and the Athena shale gas well pad. ( miles of 30-inch naturalgas gathering pipeline and a 16-inch permanent waterline between the Athena shale gas well pad and the proposed Odyssey Interconnect Site. (
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DEP’s inspection report said EQT responded to a DEP on May 2, 2024 saying “they added the well to their plugging schedule for 2025.” Revenue from the 2023 Act 13 impact was already down 25%-- $105 million-- from the year before. In 2020, EQT responded to the violation by saying “they intended to add this well to its plugging program.”
Lois Bower-Bjornson , Southwestern PA Field Organizer for the Clean Air Council, described the personal experiences of her family and her neighbors with the shale gas industry, similar to her presentation at the 2025 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference. Read more here. Letter To Gov. Indeed, Gov.
NERC continued, “While the naturalgas industry is making progress on commercial practices and voluntary commitments to improve winter preparedness, supplies to electric generators remain vulnerable in extreme cold temperatures in many parts of North America, placing electric reliability at risk. “As
On March 21, 2025 surveillance cameras caught the latest incident of conventional oil and gas wastewater being dumped on a section of a dirt road paved with tar and stone chips at about 9:25 p.m. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. We wait to see what DEP says.
It takes a year, sometimes two or three to find those responsible, in particular for shale gas operations. We heard testimony from some homeowners who felt that oil and gas operators would remove their water buffalo in direct response to additional or continuing complaints that they made. Read more here.
11-12 [PaEN] Programs/Information -- PA Society For Ornithology: 2025 PA Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation Seeking Sponsors [PaEN] -- Nov. Of Environmental Professionals Host Dec. 10 Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemical' Management - Philadelphia Water Department Approach [PaEN] -- Registration Open!
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DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Muhlenberg Township Building, 210 George Street, Reading. Click Here to watch online. April 30-- Agenda Posted. April 30-- In-Person. Delaware River Basin Commission Public Input Session On Climate Resilience Plan. Liberty, New York.
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DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. EPA Virtual Hearing On Proposed Permit For A Sandstone Development Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Lafayette Twp., MW-day As Power Supplies Shrink, Surplus Capacity Fell [Last PJM clearing price for 2025-26 delivery was $269.92 McKean County.
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