PA Environment Digest Blog: Southwestern PA Community, Health Organizations To Hold Sept. 19 Webinar - One Year After Pitt Shale Gas Health Impacts Studies And The Failure To Fulfill Essential Promises Made To Residents

Southwestern Pennsylvania community and health organizations will hold a webinar on September 19 at 6:00 p.m. more than one year after the release of the Pitt shale gas development health impact studies to discuss the failure to fulfill essential promises to residents.

The organizations include-- Center for Coalfield Justice, Physicians for Social Responsibility - Pennsylvania, Mountain Watershed Association, Environmental Health Project, and FracTracker Alliance.

Over a year ago this past August, the University of Pittsburgh, with the support of the Pennsylvania Department of Health released the results of the PA Health and Environment Studies.

Those results showed a correlation between the health of kids living in Southwestern Pennsylvania and proximity to shale gas fracking infrastructure.

At the time of the release, the DOH informed community members of several policy changes they would be implementing.

To learn more about how the DOH and Governor Shapiro’s administration have responded to the studies.

The webinar will also discuss the detailed findings of the studies linking fossil fuel operations in Pennsylvania to childhood cancer and other health problems.

Click Here to register for the webinar.

Upcoming Event

-- September 24-- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Program In Washington County On Increasing Setbacks From Oil & Gas Infrastructure

Related Articles This Week:

-- Cecil Township, Washington County Posts Proposed Ordinance Increasing Setbacks From Shale Gas Well Pads Of 2,500 Feet From Homes, Businesses; 5,000 Feet From Schools, Hospitals; Nov. 4 Hearing, Meeting Set [PaEN]

-- Environmental Health Project: State Dept. Of Health Progress On Implementing Recommendations After Pitt Health Studies Show Impacts From Shale Gas Development ‘Extremely Limited’ [PaEN]

-- Exploding Water Well Shed Triggers DEP Investigation Of 59+ Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Cyclone, McKean County; Highlights Limits On Providing Temporary Water For Well Owners Impacted [PaEN]

-- Protect PT: Westmoreland Landfill Surrenders Air Quality Permit For An Evaporator System To Dispose Of Leachate Wastewater Impacted By Shale Gas Drilling Waste [PaEN]

-- Del-Chesco United For Pipeline Safety: Texas Explosion Shows Communities In PA With Energy Transfer's Mariner East Pipeline And Other Pipelines Are Vulnerable To The Same Unmitigated Risk From Unsecured Pipeline Valves [PaEN]

-- Southwestern PA Community, Health Organizations To Hold Sept. 19 Webinar - One Year After Pitt Shale Gas Health Impacts Studies And The Failure To Fulfill Essential Promises Made To Residents [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- The Energy Age Blog: North Fayette Residents Raise Concerns About Proposed Range Resources Fracking Site In Allegheny County