The Straight Scoop on Shale

Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania

Shale Gas and Public Health in 2025: New Directions

was held on

 Thursday, February 27, 2025

 At the Power Center at Duquesne University, 1015 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA

Co-Presented by Physicians for Social Responsibility PA, the League of Women Voters of PA, and the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at Duquesne University.

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Past Event Videos

2025 Shale & Public Health Conference

Shale & Public Health Conference November 2022

Reimagine Cambria & Blair Counties: Visioning Sustainable Communities with focus on Brain and Neurocognitive System Health – April 2022

Shale & Public Health Conference
November 2021

Re-Imagine Cambria and Blair Counties
August 2021

League of Women Voters of Lehigh County – Hot Topics Meeting April 2021

Past Event Highlights

2022 Reimagine Cambria & Blair Counties

The Straight Scoop on Shale A project of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizen Education FundVisioning Sustainable Communities with focus on Brain and Neurocognitive System Health This event took place on Thursday April 7, 2022 as a Zoom meeting. One of...
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Indiana County Sustainable Economic Development Summit III

Presented by the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania and The Indiana County Sustainable Economic Development Task Force.

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Re-Imagine Beaver County 2019

Report Release and Solar Celebration was held May 23
at the Beaver Train Station & Cultural Center

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Re-Imagine Butler County 2018

A public forum to stimulate community action to achieve a sustainable future for our county and future generations.

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Where Plastic Ends Up – An International Perspective on Plastics

What happens to the plastics we manufacture and throw away?

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2017 Shale & Public Health Conference

The Straight Scoop on Shale Drilling A project of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania’s Citizen Education Fund The fifth annual Shale & Public Health Conference was held November 13, 2017. Presented by the League of Women Voters of...
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Shale Waste Disposal Workshop: Community Concerns on Injection Wells

What happens to the millions of gallons of liquid waste generated by hydraulic fracturing? What are the environmental, public health, & social concerns associated with injection wells that are used for disposal?

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All About Plastic

A booklet designed to show the magnitude of today’s problem and to encourage you to become involved in finding solutions. Download pdf

Local TV news coverage of environmental issues

New study of Pittsburgh local TV news coverage of fracking and other environmental issues: “Just Because Fracking Doesn’t Bleed, Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Lead: How Coverage of Shale Gas Fracking and Other Environmental Stories Rank on Local Television News.“