Registration Now Open! 2025 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference At Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Online Feb. 27

The Physicians for Social Responsibility PA, the League of Women Voters of PA, and the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at Duquesne University invite you to register for the 2025 Shale Gas and Public Health Conference: New Directions to be held February 27 in Pittsburgh and online.

The Conference will bring together scientists, public health experts, industry leaders, and advocacy groups to explore the latest research and insights on unconventional oil and gas development, its environmental impact and associated health risks, and community wins and responses.

This year’s agenda includes compelling sessions on:

-- Health studies

-- Radiation and waste

-- Water resources and contamination

-- Plastics and hydrogen

-- Community wins and alternative solutions

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with experts, gain valuable knowledge, and be part of the conversation shaping the future of public health and the environment in Pennsylvania.

This Conference has been a cornerstone of the LWVPA Straight Scoop on Shale educational initiative since 2013.

The Conference will be held at the Power Center at Duquesne University, 1015 Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., followed by a social hour.

The sessions will also be streamed online.

The Conference is free to attend but registration is required. Recordings from the conference will also be made available on our website: LWVPA Straight Scoop on Shale.

Click Here to register and for more information.

Resource Links:

-- 2023 Conference: Videos Now Available From PA League Of Women Voters, University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health 2023 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference; Dept. Of Health Pushing For Changes To Reduce Adverse Health Impacts  [PaEN]

-- 2022 Conference: Presentations Now Available From 2022 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference In Nov. Hosted By PA League Of Women Voters & University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health   [PaEN]

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboard

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 21 to 31 - Record Number Conventional, Shale Gas Abandoned Well Violations In 2024; Gas Storage Area Well Leaks  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - January 1 to 10 - First 4 Abandoned Conventional Wells Of 2025; Methane Reduction Grant Inspections; Well Leaking Gas For 27 Months  [PaEN] 

-- PUC Approves $700,000 Penalty For Columbia Gas Plastic Pipeline Explosion In Clarion County  [PaEN] 

-- PUC Approves Settlement In 2019 Philadelphia Gas Works Explosion That Killed 2, Displaced 60 Residents [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - January 11 [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Jan. 30 Hearing On New General Into Basin Transfers, Water Withdrawal Requests - 6 For Shale Gas Development  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 84 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 11 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  

Related Articles Last Week:

-- Powering The Planet: The Cleanup Bill For The Fracking Boom Is Already Here; Shale Gas Drillers Are Already Abandoning Their Wells - By Justin Mikulka, Powering The Planet [PA Examples]  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Did Over 107,000 Inspections, Found 35,237 Violations, Responded To 410 Emergencies In 2024 To Protect PA's Environment, Public Safety  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Fate Of Butterflies And More Depends On Us - ‘We Are The Stewards And Caretakers Of This World, The Only World That We Have, It’s Time We Started Acting Like It’  [PaEN] 

[Posted: January 13, 2025]  PA Environment Digest