May 14, 2015Charles MargulisChemical Industry, Energy
Oakland, CA-Late yesterday, New York released a several-thousand-page environmental impact study, following seven years of investigations, showing that high-volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) poses potentially significant risks to health and the environment. The...
Feb 4, 2015Ruben DiazChemical Industry, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations
Michael Green 02/04/2015 Governor Brown’s state of the state address in January included a warning on climate change and a vision for California’s energy future. Quoting Edward O. Wilson, Brown noted that, “The evidence for climate warming…is...
Jan 30, 2015Ruben DiazChemical Industry, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations
January 30, 2015 By Michael Green Gov. Jerry Brown’s state of the state address in January included a warning on climate change and a vision for California’s energy future. His proposals to cut vehicle fuel use, increase energy efficiency and, most...
Jan 29, 2015Charles MargulisUncategorized
Senators voting “No” on health protections received nearly 10 times more money from the oil and gas industry New York, NY- Senators who voted yesterday against an amendment to the Keystone XL pipeline bill that would have restored Safe Drinking Water Act protections...
Dec 18, 2014Charles MargulisEnergy
New York, NY-The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) applauds the announcement from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo that the risky new gas drilling technology hydraulic fracturing (fracking) will be banned in the state, based on health concerns. In just the past few...
Dec 17, 2014Ruben DiazUncategorized
By: MARY ESCH, ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Handing environmentalists a breakthrough victory, New York plans to prohibit fracking for natural gas because of what regulators say are its unexplored health risks and dubious economic benefits. New York, which...
Dec 5, 2014Ruben DiazChemical Industry, Children's Health, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations
The controversial method of oil and gas development behind the U.S. energy boom may pose potent risks to children and pregnant women. A Pennsylvania farmhouse sits below pipes and pumps used for hydraulic fracturing in 2011. By Alan NeuhauserDec. 5, 2014 | 2:45 p.m....
Dec 5, 2014Charles MargulisEnergy
Oakland, CA-A new paper released online today in the peer-reviewed journal Reviews on Environmental Health finds that chemicals from unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations, including from fracking, pose serious health risks, in particular to women and young...
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Mar 7, 2014Ali Geering-KlineUncategorized
This week, ProPublica reported on a number of recent studies showing the health impacts on communities near fracking developments. The investigators there looked at fracking health studies back in 2011, and now noted that some new information is showing increasing...
Oct 7, 2013Ali Geering-KlineEnergy, Environmental Justice
If you’re at SXSW Eco in Austin, don’t miss this panel on Wednesday, October 9th from noon to 1pm!
