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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...

Estimation of regional air-quality damages from Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania

This letter provides a first-order estimate of conventional air pollutant emissions, and the monetary value of the associated environmental and health damages, from the extraction of unconventional shale gas in Pennsylvania.

Study finds permafrost thaw, glacier melt releasing methane

Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have found that methane from underground reservoirs are streaming from thawing permafrost and receding glaciers, contributing to the greenhouse gas load in the atmosphere.

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.

Socioeconomic Value of the Delaware River Basin in Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

The Delaware River Basin is an economic engine that supplies drinking water to the 1st (New York City) and 7th (Philadelphia) largest metropolitan economies in the United States and supports the largest freshwater port in the world. Therefore, this report’s...
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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

  • 5,000 miles away, a Pittsburgh seismograph picked up the Pacific earthquake that triggered tsunami warnings July 30, 2025
  • Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America, but worst risk appears to pass for U.S. after huge quake July 30, 2025
  • Lawmakers make bipartisan push to slow down lanternflies July 29, 2025
  • Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation July 29, 2025
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