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Press
News Articles
February 21, 2012
FracTracker: Shale Health Office Available for Southwest PA Residents
February 21, 2012
NRDC Switchboard Blog: New Pennsylvania group leading the way in first-of-its-kind health care for oil and gas communities
Expert Urges Commissioners to Help Fund NEXUS Testing
Press Releases
June 03, 2020
EHP Releases Information and Guidance on Air Pollution and Respiratory Infections such as COVID-19
February 28, 2020
EHP Hires New Executive Director Alison Steele
November 05, 2019
EHP Responds to Marcellus Shale Coalition Letter, Finds False Arguments and Errors of Fact in Discussion of Public Health Matters
October 01, 2019
Impacted Families, Backed by Dozens of Groups, Urge Governor Wolf to Attend Cancer Crisis Meeting in Washington County
September 10, 2019
EHP Researchers Use New Approach to Study Relationship Between Fracking and Exposure, Find Wind Direction May Be a Primary Indicator of Respiratory Issues
August 01, 2019
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
June 18, 2019
Community Meeting Draws Residents, Experts Together to Discuss Childhood Cancers in Southwestern Pennsylvania
January 09, 2019
Environmental Health Project Statement Urging Governor Wolf and DEP to Focus Efforts on Eliminating Methane Emissions from Shale Gas Operations
December 12, 2018
Environmental Health Project Statement Urging Wolf Administration and DEP to Strengthen Methane Rule Proposal on Existing Oil and Gas Facilities
Public Statements and Testimony
May 27, 2020
Public Statement on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Oil and Gas Rule
January 22, 2020
Public Statement on Rolling Stone Article Titled “America’s Radioactive Secret”
November 22, 2019
Public Statement Regarding Governor Wolf’s Announcement Initiating Two Health Studies of Shale Gas Fracking in Southwestern Pennsylvania
November 05, 2019
EHP Response to 10/21 Marcellus Shale Coalition Letter to AQTAC
August 01, 2019
An Open Letter to Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health
May 31, 2019
Public Statement in Response to Gradient Report on Fort Cherry School Emissions as Commissioned by Range Resources
May 01, 2019
An Open Letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology, Division of Community Epidemiology
March 18, 2014
State Department Roundtable on Unconventional Natural Gas Development (Raina Rippel)
May 02, 2013
Testimony to House Democratic Policy Committee Hearing (Jill Kriesky)
Video and Audio News Clips
June 19, 2019
Community Meeting Held to Discuss Childhood Cancers in Southwestern Pennsylvania
June 18, 2019
Concerns Continue in Washington County Over Number of Pediatric Cancer Cases
June 18, 2019
People Still Want Answers After Childhood Cancer Cases Discovered
March 29, 2012
WQED’s Pittsburgh 360: Marcellus: Health Impact “Searching For Common Ground”
The episode starts at 12:10
March 23, 2012
The Allegheny Front and Public Radio International: Is Fracking Making People Sick?