Environmental Health Project Blog: 7 Questions You Should Ask Every Candidate About Shale Gas Development And Public Health

If you’re like most people, you want to be healthy. You want pure drinking water and clean air. You want rivers, streams, and oceans that are not polluted.  You want healthy families and children. Well, your environment impacts all these health factors.Election Day 2022 is approaching us. Like every election, this one matters. The reality is that your vote helps shape the policies that impact both your life and the lives of the people and...

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Oct. 25 Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood

The Center for Coalfield Justice, the Environmental Health Project, Physicians for Social Responsibility, FracTracker, and Mountain Watershed Association will host a webinar on October 25 on Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.Join the webinar to learn more about what you can do to protect your family’s health with shale gas development in your neighborhood and how you can help...

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Registration Open For PA Forestry Assn. Annual Symposium Nov. 5 - Penn's Forest Carbon - Growing Green

The Pennsylvania Forestry Association will hold its 136th Annual Symposium November 5 at the Toftrees Conference Center in State College.  The theme of the Symposium is - Penn's Forest Carbon - Growing Green.Forest carbon markets quickly expanded in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania during the pandemic. The Symposium intends to address the interests of forest/woodland landowners, community leaders, professionals, and anyone else seeking...

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DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities

The following DEP notices were published in the October 15 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.Land Recycling Cleanups-- CNX - GH56 Well Pad: Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc in Center Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 6496)Oil & Gas Well Drilling...

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