“Shale & Public Health Conference” of 2019 Emphasized Need for Substantial Regulation in the Industry

November 29, 2019

Takeaways from the 2019 Shale & Public Health Conference Article by Lisa DePaoli, Environmental Justice, November 22, 2019 I attended the 7th annual Shale & Public Health Conference at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Just one day before, my colleagues at the Center for Coalfield Justice had gone to Harrisburg along [...]

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SW PA Environmental Health Project ACTIVITIES

November 28, 2019

FROM:Environmental Health Project (EHP), Southwestern Pennsylvania, McMurray, PA TO: Those Affected by or Concerned about Health Effects of Marcellus Shale Drilling, Fracking, Waste Disposal, etc. Before the holidays arrive, how many people can you help? This coming week, EHP will be participating in #GivingTuesday, a global movement that celebrates year-end charitable giving. With your help, [...]

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Morality of Natural Gas Industry Impacts on Society is Quite Evident

November 27, 2019

Health impacts of the natural gas industry are hurting Pennsylvania residents Opinion Editorial by Rev. Mitch Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network, Harrisburg Patriot-News, PennLive.com, November 21, 2019 It’s no secret that many in our Pennsylvania General Assembly are wildly supportive of the natural gas industry, which remains a powerful economic force in our Commonwealth. However, the [...]

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Major Solar Farm Projects in Virginia are Expected to Reach 1200 MW in Next Few Years

November 26, 2019

VA – DEQ approves first solar farm for Appalachian Power Co. From an Article by Laurence Hammack, Roanoke Times, November 23, 2019 The first industrial-scale solar farm to produce electricity for Appalachian Power Co. has been approved by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Construction of the Depot Solar Center in Campbell County is expected [...]

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UN Climate Change Study Blows the Whistle on Fossil Fuels

November 25, 2019

“It’s: Living on Earth” (LOE) for November 22, 2019 CURWOOD: Steve Curwood, the host of LOE on Public Radio International (PRI) At the beginning of December UN negotiators will move to advance the Paris Climate Agreement in a meeting that was hastily shifted to Madrid, Spain in the face of civil unrest in its originally [...]

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New Studies of Fracking and Childhood Cancer Authorized in Pennsylvania

November 25, 2019

Pennsylvania To Spend $3M To Study Possible Link Between Fracking And Spike In Childhood Cancer From an Article by KDKA News 2, CBS Network, November 22, 2019 HARRISBURG (KDKA/AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf says his administration will spend $3 million on a pair of studies to explore the potential health impacts of the natural [...]

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Mariner East Pipelines are an Abuse of Private Property Rights & Public Safety

November 24, 2019

Editorial: FBI joins the string of pipeline probes From the Opinion – Editorial in The Reporter, Lansdale, PA, November 23, 2019 Is there anyone who is not investigating the Mariner East pipeline project? First it was Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan, who empaneled a criminal investigative grand jury to hear from witnesses and review [...]

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2019 WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK — Report Focuses on Issues of Global Energy Supply

November 23, 2019

World Energy Outlook 2019 highlights deep disparities in the global energy system From the International Energy Agency (IEA), November 2019 Deep disparities define today’s energy world: >> The dissonance between well-supplied oil markets and growing geopolitical tensions and uncertainties. >> The gap between the ever-higher amounts of greenhouse gas emissions being produced and the insufficiency [...]

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Justification for Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Very Weak, Apparently Misrepresented

November 22, 2019

The ‘public need’ argument for the MVP grows weaker Opinion-Editorial by Roberta Bondurant and Irene Leech, Roanoke Times, November 20, 2019 >>> Bondurant is co-chair of Protect Our Water Heritage Rights Coalition. She lives in Roanoke County, VA. Leech is a member of Preserve Montgomery County. She lives in Montgomery County, VA Public need is [...]

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Penna. Editorial: Gov. Wolf’s Energy Policy is Misguided

November 21, 2019

When it comes to fossil fuels, Pa. is taking big steps — in the wrong direction From the Editorial Board, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 18, 2019 The news that the FBI has been investigating how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration issued a construction permit for a $5.1 billion project to construct a cross-state pipeline carrying highly volatile [...]

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