Health Archives

Pennsylvania Has a Big Problem Enforcing Drinking Water Standards. Here’s How to Fix It.

Kara Holsopple·February 10, 2017

How the state ended up with such a lousy record enforcing federal safe drinking water standards is hardly a mystery. A former DEP secretary says the solutions aren't complicated either.

Health Politics Water

EPA Says Pennsylvania Lacks Resources to Enforce Safe Water Standards

Marie Cusick·February 3, 2017

Just how bad is it? A former state environmental regulator says deep cuts to budgets and staffing mean the Pennsylvania DEP is now "dangerously close" to not being able to fulfill its mission.

Health Water

Citizen Complaints Over Drilling Have Soared During the Gas Boom

Kara Holsopple·February 1, 2017

According to a new report, Pennsylvanians have filed around 9,000 complaints over the past decade, mostly over water contamination. And that number has increased dramatically in the fracking era.

Energy Health Pollution

I Love Pittsburgh, But the Air is Killing Us

Donna Carole Roberts·January 13, 2017

Donna Carole Roberts was excited to move her family to Pittsburgh because of the array of services available to her son with autism. But the city's air pollution is putting a damper on their otherwise good impressions of the city.

Essay Health Pollution

Black Lung Disease is Making a Comeback Among Appalachian Miners

Benny Becker·January 6, 2017

Black Lung was supposed to be a disease of the past. But it now appears to be surging among coal miners in Ohio and West Virginia.

Energy Health

Inside the EPA’s New Powers to Ban Toxic Chemicals

Rebecca Williams·December 16, 2016

An overhaul of the country's chemical safety law gives the Environmental Protection Agency new authority to ban hazardous compounds like asbestos.

Health

Why Many Pittsburgh-Area Schools Aren’t Testing for Lead or Radon

Kristina Marusic·December 1, 2016

A PublicSource investigation digs into which Allegheny County schools are testing for environmental toxins, how often they're testing, and what steps they’re taking to correct problems.

Health

Group of Doctors Says It’s Time to Hit ‘Pause’ on Fracking

Reid Frazier·November 23, 2016

The Pennsylvania Medical Society—which represents a quarter of the state’s doctors—is reversing course and calling for a moratorium on new hydraulic fracturing operations.

Energy Health

‘Crumb Rubber’ Fields Spark Health Debate at Pittsburgh-Area Schools

Mary Niederberger·October 21, 2016

Pittsburgh-area schools have invested big money in modern artificial surfaces for football and soccer fields. But there's growing concern that they may pose a health risk.

Health Recreation

Mountains Of Evidence

Benny Becker·September 30, 2016

Concerns about how mountaintop removal coal mining has impacted the people of Appalachia are nearly as old as the practice itself. But some lingering health questions may finally have answers.

Energy Health

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Pennsylvania Has a Big Problem Enforcing Drinking Water Standards. Here’s How to Fix It.

EPA Says Pennsylvania Lacks Resources to Enforce Safe Water Standards

Citizen Complaints Over Drilling Have Soared During the Gas Boom

I Love Pittsburgh, But the Air is Killing Us

Black Lung Disease is Making a Comeback Among Appalachian Miners

Inside the EPA’s New Powers to Ban Toxic Chemicals

Why Many Pittsburgh-Area Schools Aren’t Testing for Lead or Radon

Group of Doctors Says It’s Time to Hit ‘Pause’ on Fracking

‘Crumb Rubber’ Fields Spark Health Debate at Pittsburgh-Area Schools

Mountains Of Evidence