June 23, 2017
GAS FROM THE MARCELLUS AND UTICA SHALE PLAYS EXPOSE FAMILIES IN PA & NY TO RADIOACTIVITY.
DCS responded to the NY DEC radioactivity and solid waste regulation changes with important comments
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June 23, 2015
DEP will investigate to see if there is a possible link between the radioactivity in the creek and shale gas drilling
By Natasha Khan, Observer-Reporter, June 5, 2015
By Natasha Khan, Observer-Reporter, June 5, 2015
Notice is now being paid to radioactivity in tributaries of the Monongahela …
April 12, 2015
Disturbing correlation found between unusually high levels of radon gas in mostly residences and oil and gas production via fracking
By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post, April 9, 2015
By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post, April 9, 2015
A new study published Thursday reported a disturbing correlation between …
March 14, 2015
Until recently, the gas used in the New York City area had relatively low levels of radon. This started changing in late 2013 when gas from the Marcellus shale gas areas of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio started flowing into …
February 6, 2015
Report of David O. Carpenter, MD
Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany
Concerning Zoning and Land Use Request to Allow Hydraulic Fracturing
in 90+ % of Middlesex Township
14 January 2015
This Report discusses the following topics …
December 10, 2014
The law office of Rachel Treichler has posted a large collection of materials on the issue of radioactivity and fracking
Rachel Treichler has been providing legal services to clients in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier region since 2002. She …
August 29, 2014
“The more we drill, the more radioactive matter we bring to the surface, and the less idea we have of what to do with it.”
By Shane Thielges, bakken.com, August 28, 2014
By Shane Thielges, bakken.com, August 28, 2014
PA, NY, OH and WV Residents Note: The …
February 8, 2014
The Marcellus is known to have high uranium content
By Valerie J. Brown, Environmental Health Perspectives
By Valerie J. Brown, Environmental Health Perspectives
Download this article as a pdf
Naturally occurring radionuclides are widely distributed in the earth’s crust, so it’s no surprise that mineral and hydrocarbon …
December 29, 2013
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 20, 2013
Environmental Science and Technology, September 10, 2013
By Nathaniel R. Warner, Cidney A. Christie, Robert B. Jackson, and Avner Vengosh
Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC
October 4, 2013
Study finds radioactive wastewater being released into the Pittsburgh watershed
By smithsonian.com, October 2, 1013
By smithsonian.com, October 2, 1013
In the state of Pennsylvania, home to the lucrative Marcellus Shale formation, 74 facilities treat wastewater from the process of hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. “fracking”) …
August 16, 2013
Practice continues despite falsified water tests
By Peter Mantius, DC Bureau, August 14, 2013
…
By Peter Mantius, DC Bureau, August 14, 2013
Questions about the integrity of official water tests are stirring the latest controversy over New York State’s embattled policy of allowing imports of radioactive waste from
