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This Could Be the Start of a Rural Anti-Fracking Coalition
New Republic: This Could Be the Start of a Rural Anti-Fracking Coalition. Landowners who lease their land to gas companies aren’t always pleased with the results.
When I first met George Hagemeyer in 2013, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation was in the process of drilling six natural gas wells in his backyard. America is […]
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The Daily Climate, March 23, 2021 – Study
Articles include: Pennsylvania & solar electric power; NY offshore wind; California oil companies; nitrogen hot spots & agriculture; Biden & greenhouse gas emissions; infrastructure plans; housing and flooding; climate polluters & greenwashing; FOIA reveals interference with offshore wind farms; migration caused by storms; Sharks, climate change, and restoring ocean […]
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Study: Evidence of Fracking Chemicals Found in Bodies of Pennsylvania Children
Truthout: Evidence of Fracking Chemicals Found in Bodies of Pennsylvania Children.
State lawmakers in Pennsylvania are demanding an investigation into the public health impacts of fracking after a new study found evidence of harmful chemicals accumulating in the bodies of children and their families living near fracking wells in communities inundated […]
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Study: GROUPS WANT FRACKING WASTE INCLUDED IN HEALTH STUDY
Allegheny Front: GROUPS WANT FRACKING WASTE INCLUDED IN HEALTH STUDY.
Environmental and public health advocates want the Pennsylvania Department of Health to expand the scope of a pair of studies on fracking and health effects.
The studies are looking into whether fracking has any relationship with the incidence of […]
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DeSmogBlog, March 6, 2021
Articles include: PA Families Exposed to High Levels of O&G Chemicals, Report Finds; UN Condemn Expanding Petrochemical Industry in Louisiana; Fracking Companies Admit Shale Was a Bad Bet; New IEA Data World on Path to Resume Business-as-Usual’; Climate Disinformation Database:
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Fractured: Buffered from fracking but still battling pollution
Inside Climate News: Fractured: Buffered from fracking but still battling pollution. A statewide network of fracking and conventional wells, pipelines, and petrochemical plants closes in on communities.
This is part 4 of our 4-part series, “Fractured,” an investigation of fracking chemicals in the air, water, and people […]
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Fractured: Distrustful of frackers, abandoned by regulators
The Daily Climate: Fractured: Distrustful of frackers, abandoned by regulators. “I was a total cheerleader for this industry at the beginning. Now I just want to make sure no one else makes the same mistake I did. It has ruined my life.”
his is part 3 of our 4-part series, […]
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Study: Fractured: The body burden of living near fracking
Inside Climate News: Fractured: The body burden of living near fracking. EHN.org scientific investigation finds western Pennsylvania families near fracking are exposed to harmful chemicals, and regulations fail to protect communities’ mental, physical, and social health.
It’s been 12 years since fracking reshaped the American energy landscape and much of […]
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Fractured: Harmful chemicals and unknowns haunt Pennsylvanians surrounded by fracking
Daily Climate: Fractured: Harmful chemicals and unknowns haunt Pennsylvanians surrounded by fracking. We tested families in fracking country for harmful chemicals and revealed unexplained exposures, sick children, and a family’s “dream life” upended.
This is part 1 of our 4-part series, “Fractured,” an investigation of fracking chemicals […]
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Report: Pennsylvania stands to gain 243,000 jobs a year from clean energy investment
NPR: Report: Pennsylvania stands to gain 243,000 jobs a year from clean energy investment. “If you’re looking at an economy which has a 7 percent unemployment rate [similar to Pennsylvania], these programs lower the unemployment rate to 3 percent.”
Although President Joe Biden’s actions on climate change have stirred anxieties about job loss […]
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