An environmental leader’s new memoir is inspired by the life and work of Rachel Carson

Kara HolsoppleFebruary 16, 2023

Patricia DeMarco's story reveals the strength found in adversity, purpose and the feeling of being at one with nature.

Culture

Test your home (or school) for radon to reduce lung cancer risk

Kara HolsoppleJanuary 26, 2023

Many Pennsylvanians are unknowingly exposed to the radioactive gas in their homes, but there’s something they can do about it.

HealthYour Environment Update

State Sen. Camera Bartolotta urged Pa. health department to drop out of fracking public health forum, letter shows

Reid FrazierOctober 18, 2022

State Sen. Bartolotta, a Washington County Republican, objected to the participation of the Center for Coalfield Justice and the Environmental Health Project. 

EnergyHealthPolitics

Public gets briefed on fracking health studies, despite no-show from Pitt, DOH

Reid FrazierOctober 5, 2022

Residents came to a forum in Washington County on state-funded studies on fracking’s impact on public health, even though researchers had pulled out. 

EnergyHealth

Pitt and Pa. health department back out of public forum on fracking studies, organizers say

Reid FrazierOctober 4, 2022

Pitt and DOH say there's no new info on state-funded studies on fracking and public health. Groups say families of those who died from a rare cancer deserve updates.

EnergyHealth

Children living near Pa. fracking sites are at increased risk of leukemia, study finds

Susan PhillipsAugust 19, 2022

It found that children born within 1.24 miles of a well site were 2-3 times more likely to be diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

EnergyHealth

Groups Want Fracking Waste Included in Health Study

Reid FrazierMarch 6, 2021

Fracking waste can be radioactive. Advocates want it included in a pair of state-sponsored studies into fracking and childhood cancer, asthma, and poor birth outcomes.

EnergyHealth

State Gives $2.5 Million to Pitt to Study Health Impacts of Fracking

Rachel McDevittDecember 23, 2020

Pitt Public Health will conduct two studies, including a possible relationship to childhood cancers in southwestern Pa.

HealthPollution

Group Hopes Grand Jury Report Will Put Health at Center of Fracking Debate

Kara HolsoppleJuly 9, 2020

The report outlines health problems of people living near fracking wells. The Environmental Health Project says it's about time public health takes center stage.

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