Society Should Focus More Attention on Cancer Prevention, Not Build Another ‘Cancer Alley’

July 13, 2019

A Call For More Research On Cancer’s Environmental Triggers From an Article by Elaine Schattner, National Public Radio, July 12, 2019 PHOTO: A stretch of the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, La., that is crowded with chemical plants has been called “Cancer Alley” because of the health problems there. We already know [...]

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Plastic Coating on Natural Gas Pipelines Degrades to Become Dangerous

July 12, 2019

Pipeline coating material is dangerous to human health Essay by William Limpert, Roanoke Times, June 30, 2019 Limpert is a retired environmental regulator with an emphasis in water pollution and particularly pollution from construction projects. He lives in Bath County, VA. I much appreciate Laurence Hammack’s article regarding the horrific life-changing impacts to residents along [...]

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Large Diameter Pipe for Marcellus Gas Rolled onto Truck Driver Six Years Ago

July 11, 2019

Settlement of $10.6 Million for Truck Driver’s Loss of Legs in Pipeline Accident From an Article by TOM DAVIDSON, Pittsburgh Tribune – Review, July 10, 2019 A Mercer man who had portions of both legs amputated six years ago after they were crushed in a Christmas Eve accident at a Duquesne pipe yard will receive [...]

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Mountain Valley Pipeline Creating Muddy Mess and Water Pollution

July 10, 2019

Mountain Valley Pipeline soils all in its path From an Article by Maxwell Johnson, Appalachian Voices, July 6, 2019 It can often seem as if government and business are on the same side. In the case of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, the agencies that exist to safeguard the health of citizens and the environment have [...]

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Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Protesters Settle for Community Service in Lancaster County, PA

July 9, 2019

Trespass charges dropped against Atlantic Sunrise pipeline protesters From an Article by Jon Hurdle, Penna. Post, July 8, 2019 Judge: People should reject lawmakers who ‘merely look for personal advancement’ A Lancaster County judge on Monday dismissed trespassing charges against seven protesters who blocked construction of the Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline almost two years [...]

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Fracking and Earthquakes maybe Intertwined, Depending on Details

July 8, 2019

CalTech Seismologist Shoots Down ‘Did Fracking Cause This Earthquake?’ From an Article by Jennifer Van Laar, Red State News, July 6, 2019 Seismologists with the US Geological Survey and CalTech have been an invaluable resource for both the press and the public in the wake of two major earthquakes near Ridgecrest, California this weekend. They’ve [...]

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Marcellus Gas Production Dominated by Counties in Penna. & WV

July 7, 2019

GlobalData: Susquehanna county PA drives natural gas production in Marcellus Shale in the US From an Article by Nicholas Woodroof, Oilfield Technology, July 4, 2019 The majority of the drilling and production activity in the Marcellus shale continues to take place in northeast and southwest of Pennsylvania, especially in Susquehanna and Washington counties, according to [...]

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“Eminent Domain” Taking of Property for Private Gain Should be Illegal

July 6, 2019

Landowners ask U.S. Supreme Court to bar taking their property for pipeline From an Article by Laurence Hammack, Roanoke Times, July 3, 2019 A group of Southwest Virginia landowners whose property was taken for a natural gas pipeline is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the use of eminent domain. The appeal challenges [...]

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Experts Urge Ban on Fracking Based on 1500 Studies & Reports

July 5, 2019

Total Ban on Fracking Urged by Health Experts: 1,500 Studies Showed ‘Damning’ Evidence of Threats to Public Health, Climate From an Article by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams, EcoWatch.com, June 20, 2019 A comprehensive analysis of nearly 1,500 scientific studies, government reports, and media stories on the consequences of fracking released Wednesday found that the evidence [...]

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Algae Blooms in Lakes & Ponds are Proliferating this Summer

July 4, 2019

This Fourth of July, You’ll See 70% More Algae Outbreaks Than Last Year From an Article of the Environmental Working Group, EcoWatch.com, July 3, 2019 Over the Fourth of July holiday, many of us love to beat the heat in a favorite lake, pond or river. But this year, vacationers from coast to coast will [...]

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