February 24, 2014

Toxic chemicals 'pre-polluting' our children

Pediablog reports on the impact of toxic chemicals on developmental disabilities among our children — and that there are more of them out there than we had thought:

If you get your news from the major mainstream news outlets, you …

February 21, 2014

1,000+ Health Care Professionals Call on President Obama to Halt Fracking

Letters assert that fracking should be stopped, given the overwhelming threats to public health
By Environment America, EcoWatch, February 20, 2014

Today, Environment America Research & Policy Center and its state affiliates delivered letters from more than 1,000 doctors, nurses …

February 8, 2014

Radionuclides in Fracking Wastewater

The Marcellus is known to have high uranium content
By Valerie J. Brown, Environmental Health Perspectives

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Waste Pit in Dimock
Naturally occurring radionuclides are widely distributed in the earth’s crust, so it’s no surprise that mineral and hydrocarbon …

February 8, 2014

Marcellus Compressor Station Exceeding Pollution Standard by 3X

Pollution concentrations are nearly three times the amount allowed under federal health-based air quality standards
By The Clean Air Council

The Barto Compressor Station in Penn Township, Lycoming County is creating pollution concentrations nearly three times the amount allowed under …

December 29, 2013

NYS Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal's Letter to Con Ed Concerning Radon in Natural Gas

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December 19, 2013

Kevin Burke
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Consolidated Edison Company of New York
4 Irving Place
New York, NY 10003

Dear Mr. Burke:

The New Jersey-New York …

December 18, 2013

Researchers Find Fracking Chemicals Disrupt Hormone Function

University of Missouri finds endocrine-disrupting activity linked to birth defects and infertility

University of Missouri researchers have found greater hormone-disrupting properties in water located near hydraulic fracturing drilling sites than in areas without drilling. The researchers also found that 11 …

December 6, 2013

Environmental Group Warns of Fracking Waste on NY Roads

More than a dozen municipalities have received state approval to spread a fracking byproduct on their roads
By Scott Waldman, Capital, December 3, 2013

More information from Riverkeeper here

Road BrineDespite a moratorium on fracking in New York State, more than …

November 3, 2013

Who Pays the Cost of Fracking?

The report posted below should be of interest to the general public, which will bear the cost of the failures on the part of companies engaged in horizontal hydrofracking (fracking) to properly insure their projects against the possibility–ever present given …

October 28, 2013

Study reports VOC-polluted air, health problems related to hydrocarbon development

A study recently published in the journal Atmospheric Environment reports that hydrocarbon processing in the industrial heartland of Alberta has been correlated with remarkable elevations in Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) levels in the area, raising serious concerns about the relationship …

September 8, 2013

Drilling injury lawsuit settled

Worker was paralyzed while repairing rig at Harrison jobsite
By KATE WHITE
The Charleston Gazette
July 22, 2013

Excerpt:

“During a deposition, Jason Ware, a safety coordinator with Antero, according to transcripts, said that in the 36 months he had

August 30, 2013

TEDX Upcoming Events

View the TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange) Newsletter

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Exposure, Research and Regulation
Join us Thursday September 12th (9am Pacific/12 Eastern) for a jointly sponsored call with the Collaborative on Health and the Environment featuring Dr. Jerrold Heindel …

August 12, 2013

Jerusalem Sung To Honour Those Harmed in PA by Fracking

From Philip Carr-Gomm

Today 11th August 2013 at the anti-fracking protest in Balcombe, Sussex, England, we sang William Blake’s Jerusalem while the names of those harmed by fracking in Pennsylvania USA were read out. A deeply moving event with many …

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