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Last year, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued more than 1,000 oil and gas drilling permits for fracking across the state. At a campaign event roundtable on Monday, U.S. Senate candidate Valerie Arkoosh said fracking and climate change are growing threats to public health and called for a ban on fracking, starting with new permits.
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A new study finds that pregnant women living near hydraulic fracking activity in Pennsylvania are more likely to develop depression and anxiety.“These are…
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A group of parents from the Fox Chapel School District is concerned about how their children’s health will be affected by hydraulic fracturing in the…
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New insight into a series of fracking-related earthquakes in Eastern Ohio shows that deeper drilling is tied to stronger seismic activity. The study from…
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Mike McCawley has studied the health effects of welding fumes, coal dust, and the volcanic ash from Mt. St. Helens.When he started to studying the…
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Kirk Jalbert started thinking about fracking and environmental justice last year. That’s when he heard a gas company executive make an offhand remark that…
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A new study finds the treated wastewater from Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry may pollute rivers, lakes, streams and creeks for longer than previously…