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Press Releases

Air Monitoring Program Defends Public Health in New York State Communities

November 21, 2024

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Health and Environmental Groups Hold Press Conference One Year After Pitt Study Release

September 17, 2024

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EHP Publishes Chapter on Shale Gas and Public Health in New Volume: Sustainable Development and Rural Public Health

August 9, 2024

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EHP Executive Director Steele Selected for 2024 Indo-Pacific Leadership Lab

January 4, 2024

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Community & Health Organizations Urge Better Protections for Residents Following Release of PA Health & Environment Studies Results

August 15, 2023

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EHP Partnering on Four Environmental Protection Agency Grants Awarded Through Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities 

November 8, 2022

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Community Meeting Updates Residents on PA Health & Environment Studies, Discusses Health Impacts of Shale Gas Development

October 5, 2022

 

EHP Marks 10 Years of Defending Public Health: Special Event at Energy Innovation Center Caps Nonprofit’s Yearlong Observance

September 15, 2022

 

EHP Hosts Legislative Breakfast in Harrisburg Launching White Paper: “Pennsylvania’s Shale Gas Boom: How Policy Decisions Failed to Protect Public Health and What We Can Do to Correct It”

April 13, 2022

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EHP Hosts Public Policy Summit, “Shale Gas & Public Health: Translating Science into Policy”

February 22, 2022

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Health Advocacy Groups Meet with PA DOH and DEP to Discuss Community and Physician Interaction, Setbacks, Water Provisions for Affected Residents, and Tour of Communities Impacted by Shale Gas Development

October 1, 2021

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PA Department of Health Visits Communities and Families Impacted by Shale Gas Development, Hears First-hand Accounts of Health Harms

August 05, 2021

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Key stakeholders urge Gov. Wolf to close loophole in state methane rulemaking that leaves half of climate-harming oil and gas emissions unchecked

June 23, 2021

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Health Advocacy Groups Press PA Department on Monitoring and Testing of Shale Gas Development Emissions, Including Radioactive Waste Streams; Urge More Physician and Community Interaction

June 07, 2021

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Health Advocacy Groups Ask PA Department of Health for Clarification on Addressing Radioactive Waste Streams from Shale Gas Development, Providing Ongoing Physician and Community Education

March 05, 2021

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Health Advocacy Groups Question Pennsylvania Department of Health on Shale Gas Development Studies

December 10, 2020

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Research Study Uses New Way of Assessing Exposure to Pollutants from Shale Gas Development in Southwestern Pennsylvania

August 31, 2020

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Pennsylvania Health Care Providers Call on Gov. Wolf, PA DOH to Better Protect Pennsylvanians from Health Effects of Shale Gas Development (and DOH Response)

August 21, 2020

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Health Advocacy Groups Say Pennsylvania Department Of Health Not Actively Protecting Pennsylvanians Living Near Shale Gas Development

July 08, 2020

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EHP Hires Deputy Director Dooling and Environmental Data Scientist Deron

July 07, 2020

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EHP Releases Information and Guidance on Air Pollution and Respiratory Infections such as COVID-19

June 03, 2020

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EHP Hires New Executive Director Alison Steele

February 28, 2020

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EHP Responds to Marcellus Shale Coalition Letter, Finds False Arguments and Errors of Fact in Discussion of Public Health Matters

November 05, 2019

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Impacted Families, Backed by Dozens of Groups, Urge Governor Wolf to Attend Cancer Crisis Meeting in Washington County

October 01, 2019

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EHP Researchers Use New Approach to Study Relationship Between Fracking and Exposure, Find Wind Direction May Be a Primary Indicator of Respiratory Issues

September 10, 2019

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EHP Questions Comments Made By PA Secretary of Health Dr. Levine Regarding Whether the State Is Protecting the Public’s Health in High-Fracking Areas

August 01, 2019

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Community Meeting Draws Residents, Experts Together to Discuss Childhood Cancers in Southwestern Pennsylvania

June 18, 2019

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Environmental Health Project Statement Urging Governor Wolf and DEP to Focus Efforts on Eliminating Methane Emissions from Shale Gas Operations

January 09, 2019

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Environmental Health Project Statement Urging Wolf Administration and DEP to Strengthen Methane Rule Proposal on Existing Oil and Gas Facilities

December 12, 2018

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