The program will feature guest presenter Dr. Lauren Minsky, creator of the People's Cancer Incidence Screening Tool that calculates average annual cancer incidence rates for Pennsylvania's cities, towns and boroughs from 2002 to 2021.
Residents will leave this presentation with an overview of fracking operations in southwestern Pennsylvania, knowledge of commonly seen health effects around fracking operations, and be familiarized with resources like the cancer screening tool.
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Resource Link:
-- PA Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: Dr. Lauren Minsky - People’s Cancer Incidence Screening Tool Reports Cancer Rates In Washington County Up To 16 Times Higher Than PA Averages [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- DEP: Apollo Resources Reports Released Of 3,200 Gallons Of Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Well Storage Tank In Snow Shoe Twp., Centre County [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- WESA: PA DEP Says Landfill Leachate From Oil/Gas Wastes Poses No Health Risk; Environmentalists Aren’t So Sure [DEP Said Its Results Were Based On ‘Limited’ Data, More Analysis Is Warranted ]
-- Phys.org: Pennsylvania Roads Are Being Coated In Radioactive Oil & Gas Wastewater - Here’s Why - By William Burgos, Nathaniel Warner, Penn State University, The Conversation
-- Americans-Dream.com: EQT Natural Gas & Toby Rice Should Have A Heart And Pave West Pike Run Twp. Road In Washington County, Parents Fear For Disabled Son’s Safety
-- Observer-Reporter: DEP, Washington Conservation District Visit West Pike Run Twp. To Inspect Road Deteriorating Under The Impact Of Heavy Shale Gas Development Truck Traffic
-- Observer-Reporter: DEP To Develop New Methane Rules For Oil & Gas Operations
[Posted: July 28, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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