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Letter From Dr. Jerome A. Paulson to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Dear Secretary Abruzzo, I am writing in regard to decisions that your office will be making about unconventional natural gas extraction (UGE). Some of these decisions may relate specifically to children, such as decisions about setbacks between UGE sites and schools....

Estrogen and Androgen Receptor Activities of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals and Surface and Ground Water in a Drilling-Dense Region

They hypothesized that a selected subset of chemicals used in natural gas drilling operations and also surface and ground water samples collected in a drilling-dense region of Garfield County, CO would exhibit estrogen and androgen receptor activities. Water samples...

Birth Outcomes and Maternal Residential Proximity to Natural Gas Development in Rural Colorado (Article)

Associations between maternal residential proximity to NGD and birth outcomes are examined by calculating inverse distance weighted natural gas well counts within a 10-mile radius of maternal residence to estimate maternal exposure to NGD.

Birth Outcomes and Maternal Residential Proximity to Natural Gas Development in Rural Colorado (Tables)

This document outlines the relationship between birth outcomes and maternal residential proximity to natural gas development in rural Colorado.

Researchers Find Cancer Risks Double When Two Carcinogens Present at ‘Safe’ Levels

A new research conducted by Texas Tech University scientists has found that low doses of both estrogen and arsenic together – even at levels low enough to be considered “safe” for humans if they were on their own – can cause cancer in prostate cells. Kamaleshwar...

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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.“

RSS Environment – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

  • Raccoon Creek State Park closes swimming area after elevated E. coli levels detected July 11, 2025
  • Texas floodwaters damaged crops and endangered livestock. Now farmers and ranchers are cleaning up July 11, 2025
  • Mourning begins in Texas where more than 170 are still missing from flash floods July 10, 2025
  • As many as 200 homes damaged as officials survey the aftermath of a deadly New Mexico flood July 10, 2025
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