23 June 2017 Archives

With Environmental Justice For All?

Julie Grant·June 23, 2017

The EPA’s Environmental Justice office is meant to defend communities that face a disproportionate share of the effects of pollution. But the office’s funding could be cut entirely in President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal.

Environmental Justice Politics Your Environment Update

There’s Enough Gas for Several More Crackers, Industry Says

Reid Frazier·June 23, 2017

Shell’s $6 billion ethane cracker in Beaver County could be the first of several large chemical plants in the region. That’s because there’s enough ethane being produced to provide the chemical industry with the raw material without any additional drilling.

Economy Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

Why You Can Ditch that Non-Stick Skillet for Cast Iron

Kara Holsopple·June 23, 2017

Health concerns about Teflon have led many consumers to ditch their modern non-stick cookware for an old-school alternative. And with a little care, cast iron can be just as effective and twice as versatile.

Food and Agriculture

Study: Some Highly Fluorinated Chemicals are Harder to Filter From Water

Rebecca Williams·June 23, 2017

Researchers have found a family of chemicals called highly fluorinated compounds are contaminating drinking water around the country. Now they’re trying to figure out whether filters really work to remove these chemicals from water.

Pollution

$A flare from a fracking well burns off excess gas near a home.$

Concerned About How Fracking is Affecting Your Health? This Organization Can Help

Kara Holsopple·June 23, 2017

If you believe your health has been, or could be, impacted by industry pollution, one place to start is this organization. Staffed with doctors, nurses and public health scientists, the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project helps people and communities protect themselves.

Environmental Justice Hazardous to Your Health Pollution

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23 June 2017

With Environmental Justice For All?

There’s Enough Gas for Several More Crackers, Industry Says

Why You Can Ditch that Non-Stick Skillet for Cast Iron

Study: Some Highly Fluorinated Chemicals are Harder to Filter From Water

Concerned About How Fracking is Affecting Your Health? This Organization Can Help