December 18, 2012

Fracking Our Food Supply

In collaboration with the Food and Environment Reporting Network
By Elizabeth Royte, The Nation, Dec. 17, 2012

CLICK HERE to View Elizabeth Royte’s Interview on The Leonard Lopate Show.

In a Brooklyn winery on a sultry July evening, an …

December 14, 2012

EPA Initiates New Effort for Low-Dose, Hormone-Like Chemicals

EPA responds to scientists’ concerns about endocrine disruptors
By Brian Bienkowski, Environmental Health News, Dec. 13, 2012

Spurred by mounting scientific evidence, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is initiating a new effort to examine whether low doses of hormone-mimicking chemicals …

December 3, 2012

The Top Fracking Threats to Health NY Must Assess

A group of health professionals is working to make sure the state thoroughly investigates the impacts of fracking on public health.
By Alison Rose Levy, AlterNet, Nov. 30, 2012

The good news is that a public health department— New York …

October 18, 2012

New Brunswick Chief Medical Officer's Recommendations on Shale Gas

Chief Medical Officer of Health’s

Recommendations Concerning Shale Gas Development in New Brunswick

September, 2012

CLICK HERE for the full report.

Click HERE and HERE for reactions to the report.

CLICK HERE for an interview with New Brunswick Chief Medical …

September 27, 2012

Shale Health Advisory Panel in Works

A PA Senate Republican leader is drafting a bill to create a panel to address public health and safety issues stemming from drilling operations in the Marcellus Shale region.
By Robert Swift, thetimes-tribune.com, Sept. 26, 2012

A Senate Republican leader …

September 24, 2012

Facts About Radon in Natural Gas in NYC

Download the fact sheet, from DCS, about radon in natural gas in New York City

Radon Facts

  1. 1.       Radon is a tasteless, odorless, colorless, naturally occurring radioactive noble (does not react with other elements) gas created by the radioactive decay
September 24, 2012

New York State Plans Health Review as It Weighs Gas Drilling

The Cuomo administration now says its decision on whether to allow high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York will have to wait until it conducts a review of the potential public health effects of the controversial natural gas drilling process.
By
August 2, 2012

Press Release – Public Demands Hearings on Radon from Marcellus Shale Gas Coming into NYC Homes and Businesses

Press Release – for immediate release                                                    July 30, 2012

Radon New York City: 16 Block Associations, more Legislators, Manhattan BP, Businesses and NYC Residents Join the Concern over Radon for Dinner!

 …Asking Speaker Quinn  Again for Hearings on Radon in

July 21, 2012

Link Between Low Birth Weight and Fracking

New research suggests the health of newborn babies is adversely affected in areas close to natural gas extraction sites that use fracking
By Kristen Meriwether, Epoch Times, July 19, 2012

NEW YORK—New research suggests the health of newborn babies is …

June 20, 2012

Environmental Groups Say They Will Fight Cuomo’s Gas Drilling Plan

Oppose fracking without an independent assessment of its safety
By Danny Hakim, The New York Times, June 19, 2012

ALBANY — A coalition of environmental groups plans to campaign against a proposal that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is weighing to …

June 13, 2012

NYC's Odd Sense of Good Health: No Big Sodas But Radioactive Kitchens

He wants big soda out of our lives, but Mayor Bloomberg wants to put in our lives, cancer-causing radon.
By Eileen Stukane, Huff Post New York, June 12, 2012

For his desired ban on the sale of 32-ounce sugar-sweetened beverages …

June 5, 2012

Press Release – NY City Council Speaker Quinn is Asked for Hearings on Radon in Marcellus Gas Coming to NYC

Press Release – for immediate release                                              June 4, 2012

Speaker Quinn is asked for Hearings on Radon in Marcellus gas coming to NYC

Damascus Citizens for Sustainability(DCS) and NYH2O along with over 50 signatories have sent a letter to Speaker …

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