Where to Turn: A Resource Directory
This guide includes resources for those:
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Living with shale gas development (sometimes called “fracking”)
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Wanting to learn more about shale gas development and its impacts;
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Needing assistance with shale gas-related emergencies, health concerns, legal assistance, and other services
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Looking for opportunities to get involved
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The resources below have been used by EHP in the past or recommended to EHP by partners. Many of the resources are relevant to Southwestern Pennsylvania, many are nationwide, but our resource list is dynamic and growing.
Please contact us if you are interested in your group or resource being listed in this guide, or if you need to request changes to an existing entry.
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Emergency Contacts
Reporting: Pennsylvania | Ohio | West Virginia | New York | Colorado
Local & State Legislators
Organizations
Resources: Children | Environmental Exposure | Glossaries & Acronyms | Health | Infrastructure Related to Gas | Landowners | Legal | Misc.
Emergency Contacts​
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Call 911 if there is an emergency requiring immediate local police, fire, or emergency medical services.
Remember to ask for a case/reference number and to have your complaint logged when you call.
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Environmental Health Project (EHP)
724-260-5504 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET, M-F
info@environmentalhealthproject.org
Concerning Event Reporting Form
Accurate, timely, and trusted public health information and services associated with shale gas extraction
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National Response Center (NRC)
800-424-8802 | 202-267-2675 | 24/7
Call if you witness an oil spill or chemical or radiological release.
The designated federal point of contact for reporting all oil, chemical, radiological, biological, and etiological discharges into the environment, anywhere in the United States and its territories.
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U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
800-321-6742 (OSHA) | TTY: 877-889-5627 | 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. ET, M-F
or by email or contact your nearest OSHA office (by state)
Safety and Health Topics | Oil and Gas Extraction
Contact OSHA to discuss a health and safety issue at work. Your information will be kept confidential.
Pennsylvania Reporting​
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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)
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Environmental Complaint Line | 1-888-723-3721 or online
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Email | ra-epoilandgas@pa.gov
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24/7 Emergency Line | 800-541-2050
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Pennsylvania Department of Health: Bureau of Epidemiology
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Email | env.health.concern@pa.gov
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Phone | 717-787-3350 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, M-F
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For PA residents wanting to report environmental health concerns.
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Oil and Natural Gas Production (ONGP) Health Registry: If you have a health concern related to the oil and gas industry in your area, please contact this division to be included in the registry. DOH environmental health staff are also available to answer general questions about health impacts of the oil and gas industry. Contact EHP if you need assistance with this.
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Pennsylvania Office Attorney General: Environmental Crimes Section
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Email | fracking@attorneygeneral.gov
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Fracking Hotline | 570-904-2643
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The Office of the Attorney General does not have original jurisdiction but can direct you as to the best course of action.
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Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: Pollution or Fish Kill
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PFCB toll-free hotline 855-347-4545 | 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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If you see anything you suspect is pollution, disturbance, or poaching on any waterway, regardless of how insignificant it seems, report it immediately by calling the local PFBC Region Law Enforcement office
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Do not leave messages to report violations, pollution, or fish kills at the regional offices. Outside of business hours, call PADEP.
Ohio Reporting​
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Main phone line | 614-644-3020
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Spill Hotline (ONLY for reporting emergencies about material being released that impacts public or environmental health): 800-282-9378 or 614-224-0946
Department of Health: Bureau of Environmental Health & Radiation Protection
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Phone | 614-466-1390
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Email | Beh@odh.ohio.gov
Office of Attorney General: Environmental Enforcement Unit
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Phone | 800-348-3248
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West Virginia Reporting
Department of Environmental Protection
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Phone| 866-568-6649 or 304-926-0440
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Official Emergency Spill Report 1-800-926-3074
Department of Health & Human Resources: Environmental Health Services
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Phone | 304-558-2981
Attorney General
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Main office Phone| 304-558-0140
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Health & Human Resources Division| 304-558-2131
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New York Reporting
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Department of Environmental Conservation
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Environmental Emergency Phone| 800-424-8802
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Report Environmental Violations | 212-637-4040
Department of Health
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Public Health Duty Officer Helpline | 866-881-2809 (use this number nights and weekends for public health emergencies)
Attorney General
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General Contact Form (Not a Complaint Form)
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General Consumer Hotline | 800-771-7755
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Phone for Hearing Impaired | 800-788-9898
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Colorado Reporting
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Department of Public Health & Environment
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Phone | 303-312-6312
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Oil and Gas Health Information and Response Program
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Phone | 303-389-1687
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Email | cdphe_oghealth@state.co.us
Attorney General
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Phone | 720-508-6000
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Local & State Legislators​
To find your federal and state legislators
Find Your PA State Legislator
Find Your State Elected Officials
GovTrack
GovTrack aims to help everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. On this site, you can find the status of federal legislation, information about your representative and senators in Congress including voting records, and original research on bills and votes.
Allegheny County Clean Air Now (ACCAN)
Local (Allegheny County, PA)
Air, Education/Advocacy
The ACCAN mission is to support communities in their fight for better air quality and improved health outcomes.
Alliance for Aquatic Resources Monitoring (ALLARM)
State PA
717-245-1565
allarm@dickinson.edu
Tracking/Reporting, Water
ALLARM, a program of Dickinson College, engages communities to use science as a tool to investigate the health of their streams and to use the data they generate for aquatic protection and restoration efforts. ALLARM has provided capacity building assistance to Pennsylvania communities to monitor, protect, and restore local waterways since 1986.
Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy Environment (ANHE)
National
240-753-3729
info@envirn.org
Education/Advocacy, Health
ANHE promotes healthy people and healthy environments by educating and leading the nursing profession, advancing research, incorporating evidence-based practice, and influencing policy.
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
The ACLU protects your freedom through a nationwide network of staffed offices in every state, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. To request legal assistance, get involved, or find your local ACLU affiliate, click the title link above.
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American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU)
Toll free: 877-PGH-ACLU (744-2258)
412-681-7736 Pittsburgh
pghinfo@aclupa.org
Legal/Regulations
ACLU of Pennsylvania is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization dedicated to defending and expanding individual rights and personal freedoms throughout the entire state of Pennsylvania.
American Lung Association
National
1-800-LUNGUSA or 1-800-586-4872
info@lung.org
717-541-5864
412-430-3062 Pittsburgh
Lauren.Chappel@Lung.org
Air, Education/Advocacy, Health
Working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease, through research, education, and advocacy.
Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Committee (BCMAC)
Local (Beaver County, PA)
BCMAC.awareness@gmail.com
Air, Education/Advocacy, Water
Seeks to protect the residents of Southwestern Pennsylvania, with emphasis on those in Beaver County, by informing them about the health, safety, environmental, and economic impacts of shale gas infrastructure, including the petrochemical buildout, and by supporting sustainable alternatives to carbon-based energy sources and economic development strategies in Beaver County.
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Citizens to Protect the Ambridge Reservoir (CPAR)
BCMAC subcommittee formed in 2012 to protect the reservoir from shale gas drilling. CPAR has been working closely with our local municipal water authority, Pennsylvania legislators and senators, boroughs, and townships, to ensure our community will long have access to this vital, pristine resource.
Breathe Easy Susquehanna County
Local (Susquehanna County, PA)
267-733-5211
breatheeasysusco@gmail.com
Air, Education/Advocacy
To protect regional air quality and health of communities in Susquehanna County, PA, from potentially harmful air emissions released through the processes of shale gas extraction, production, and transport.
Buffalo Creek Watershed Association (BCWA)
Local (Washington County, PA)
info@buffalocreekwatershed.org
Education/Advocacy, Water
Through a watershed based approach, BCWA provides a collaborative framework to support the efforts of all local watershed associations; encourage responsible utilization of air, land and water resources; support sound agricultural activities and encourage sustainable land use and the protection and preservation of agricultural lands; and promote the protection, preservation, and enhancement of the county’s natural resources, biodiversity, and ecological health for the benefit of current and future generations.
Center for Coalfield Justice (CCJ)
Local (Greene & Washington Counties, PA)
724-229-3550
info@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org
Education/Advocacy, Legal/Regulations
To improve policy and regulations for the oversight of fossil fuel extraction and use; to educate, empower and organize coalfield residents; and to protect public and environmental health.
Center for Environmental Health (CEH)
National
510-655-3900
Education/Advocacy, Tracking/Reporting
Protects people from toxic chemicals by working with communities, consumers, workers, government, and the private sector to demand and support business practices that are safe for public health and the environment. CEH continues to educate communities on the dangers of fracking.
Toxic and Dirty Secrets: The Truth About Fracking and Your Family’s Health
Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN)
National
202-543-4033
cehn@cehn.org
Education/Advocacy, Health
A national multi-disciplinary organization whose mission is to protect the developing child from environmental health hazards and promote a healthier environment.
Citizens to Preserve Ligonier Valley (CPLV)
Local (Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County, PA)
citizens@preserveligoniervalley.org
Air, Education/Advocacy, Tracking/Reporting, Water
To preserve the quality of life in the Ligonier Valley so that it remains a safe, healthy, and attractive place for living, working, recreation, and tourism, for now and for generations to come.
Clean Air Council (CAC)
Mid-Atlantic Region
215-567-4004 (Philadelphia)
412-954-8494 (Pittsburgh)
members@cleanair.org
Air, Education/Advocacy, Legal/Regulations
Dedicated to protecting and defending everyone’s right to a healthy environment. The Council works through a broad array of related sustainability and public health initiatives, using public education, community action, government oversight, and enforcement of environmental laws.
Clean Air Task Force (CATF)
National
617-624-0234
Super Pollutants
Air, Education/Advocacy, Health, Legal/Regulations
Push the change in technologies and policies needed to get to a zero-emissions, high-energy planet at an affordable cost.
Clean Water Action (CWA)
National
202-895-0420 Washington, DC
Pennsylvania
412-765-3053 Pittsburgh
pittcwa@cleanwater.org
Oil and Gas
Education/Advocacy, Water
Working to protect people and communities from oil and gas production's harmful environmental and health impacts while pushing for the transition to a clean energy economy.
Climate Psychiatry Alliance
Health
Educate the profession and the public about the urgent risks of the climate crisis and the profound impacts on mental health and well-being.
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF)
National
717-498-0054
info@celdf.org
Fracking
Legal/Regulations
Build sustainable communities by assisting people to assert their right to local self-government and the rights of nature.
Concerned Health Professionals of NY
National
https://concernedhealthny.org/contact/
Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking (Unconventional Gas and Oil Extraction)
Air, Education/Advocacy, Health, Water
Provides educational resources and works to ensure that careful consideration of science and health impacts are at the forefront of the fracking debate.
Concerned Ohio River Residents (CORR)
Regional (OH)
740-738-3024
general@concernedohioriverresidents.org
Air, Education/Advocacy, Tracking/Reporting, Water
Advocate for clean air and water, healthy communities, and a sustainable future where everyone benefits.
Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS)
Regional (Marcellus Region)
845-252-6677
DCS@DamascusCitizens.org
Air, Health, Legal/Regulations, Tracking/Reporting, Water
Collaborative endeavor to preserve and protect clean air, land, and water as a civil and basic human right in the face of the threat posed by the shale gas extraction industry. Our mission continues to be the effort to preserve and protect clean air, land, and water as a civil and basic human right, not just for today, but for the future as well.
EarthWorks
National
202-887-1872
info@earthworksaction.org
Waste Issues: Still Wasting Away
Exemptions in Environmental Legislation: Loopholes for Polluters
Air, Education/Advocacy, Tracking/Reporting, Water
Dedicated to protecting communities and the environment from the adverse impacts of mineral and energy development while promoting sustainable solutions. Earthworks stands for clean air, water, and land; healthy communities; and corporate accountability.
Environmental Health Project (EHP)
Regional (PA, OH, WV, NY)
724-260-5504
info@environmentalhealthproject.org
Air, Education/Advocacy, Health, Tracking/Reporting, Water
Defends public health in the face of oil and gas development. Provides frontline communities with timely monitoring, interpretation, and guidance. Engages diverse stakeholders: health professionals, researchers, community organizers, public servants, and others. Because knowledge protects health.
Environmental Integrity Project (EIP)
National/Regional
202-296-8800
info@environmentalintegrity.org
Pennsylvania Citizens’ Toolkit
Education/Advocacy, Legal/Regulations
Advocates for effective enforcement of environmental laws. EIP has three goals: to illustrate through objective facts and figures how the failure to enforce or implement environmental laws increases pollution and harms public health; to hold federal and state agencies, as well as individual corporations, accountable for failing to enforce or comply with environmental laws; and to help local communities obtain the protections of environmental laws.
Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services
Regional (PA, OH)
412-664-5546
info@fairshake-els.org
Legal/Regulations
Foster equal access to environmental justice. Provide education in legal service entrepreneurship. Support community empowerment. Provide client-centered legal representation regardless of income to level the playing field for people of modest means, or no means at all.
Fayette County Marcellus Watch
Local (Fayette County, PA)
info@faymarwatch.org
Tracking/Reporting
Informally organized group of people who have been expressing concerns about Marcellus Shale issues for a number of years.
Food & Water Watch
National
202-683-2500
267-428-1903
Education/Advocacy, Water
Champions healthy food and clean water for all. They stand up to corporations that put profits before people and advocate for a democracy that improves people’s lives and protects our environment.
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Food & Water Action
Mobilizes regular people to build political power to move bold and uncompromised solutions to the most pressing food, water, and climate problems of our time. We work to protect people’s health, communities, and democracy from the growing destructive power of the most powerful economic interests.
FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry
National
405-607-6808 Help Desk | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. M-Th | 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. F CDT
Tracking/Reporting
The national hydraulic fracturing chemical registry, managed by the Ground Water Protection Council and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission – two organizations whose members are state government officials. Both organizations’ missions are focused on conservation and environmental protection. The primary purpose of this site is to provide factual information about hydraulic fracturing chemical use.
FracTracker Alliance
National
717-303-0403
Pittsburgh
412-802-0273
Education/Advocacy, Legal/Regulations, Tracking/Reporting, Zoning
Map, analyze, and communicate the risks of oil, gas, and petrochemical development to advance just energy alternatives that protect public health, natural resources, and the climate.
Online maps assist in: locating wells, compressor stations, and other oil and gas (O&G) facilities; measuring distance from O&G sites; seeing patterns of O&G development and violations; following the development of O&G projects, such as pipelines. Extensive photo/video library.
Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP)
Local (Pittsburgh, PA)
412-924-0604
info@gasp-pgh.org
Air
A diligent watchdog, educator, litigator, and policymaker on many environmental issues, with a focus on air quality in the Pittsburgh region. Working for a healthy, sustainable environment.
Halt the Harm Network (HHN)
National
301-548-0148
info@halttheharm.net
Fracking Help Center
Education/Advocacy, Legal/Regulations, Zoning
A people-powered network that connects Leaders and Supporters in the movement to halt the harms of fracking. HHN’s goal is to solve problems, collaborate, share ideas, inspire each other, and halt gas development’s impact on our families, communities, and environment. HHN is for people working in the movement to connect to each other and to share and access services, resources, and tools.
Izaak Walton League (IWL)
National
301-548-0150
Education/Advocacy, Water
To conserve, restore, and promote the sustainable use and enjoyment of our natural resources, including soil, air, woods, waters, and wildlife.
Regional (Allegheny County, PA)
Fighting for our constitutional right to clean air, water, and sustainable future.
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Harry Enstrom Chapter
Regional (Greene County, PA)
740-739-0193
https://www.iwlaharryenstrom.com/contact-us.html
To conserve, maintain, protect, and restore the soil, forest, water, and other natural resources of the United States and other lands; to promote means and opportunities for the education of the public with respect to such resources and their enjoyment and wholesome utilization.
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Larimer Alliance
State (CO)
720-432-3327
https://www.larimeralliance.org/
Air, Education/Advocacy, Tracking/Reporting, Legal/Regulations, Water
Offers information and education to city and county officials, as well as the public. Information is compiled from the most current medical and scientific evidence on oil and gas extraction available in peer-reviewed journals and from recognized experts in human and animal health, land use, water resources, and air quality.
Lawrenceville Clean Air Now
Local (Pittsburgh, PA)
412-802-7220
www.Facebook.com/LawrencevilleCleanAirNow/
Air
Share information, resources, and advocacy opportunities regarding air quality in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, and Allegheny County in order to address local air pollution.
League of Women Voters (LWV)
National
202-429-1965
https://www.lwv.org/contact-us
717-234-1576
info@palwv.org
Greater Pittsburgh (PA)
412-261-4284
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800-61-SHALE
Education/Advocacy, Health, Legal/Regulations
Empowering voters. Defending democracy.
Encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Marcellus Outreach Butler (MOB)
Local (Butler County, PA)
www.marcellusoutreachbutler.org/contact-us.html
Education/Advocacy
Educate, advocate, and activate communities to ban fracking and its infrastructure and promote renewable energy.
Moms Clean Air Force
National
www.momscleanairforce.org/contact-us
West Virginia
Air, Education/Advocacy, Health
Over one million parents united against air and climate pollution to protect our children’s health.
Mountain Watershed Association (MWA)
Local (Fayette & Washington Counties, PA)
724-455-4200
https://www.mtwatershed.com/contact/
Education/Advocacy, Tracking/Reporting, Water
Hold polluters and environmental regulators accountable to ensure protection of our communities and the environment. Threats from coal mining, shale gas development, and other issues jeopardize conservation and restoration efforts and water quality.
Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM)
National/Regional
301-496-4777
https://nnlm.gov/about/contact
Region 1 | Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia
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Region 2 | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
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Region 3 | Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas
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Region 4 | Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Region 5 | Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific
Region 6 | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Region 7 | Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont
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Education/Advocacy, Health
Advance the progress of medicine and improve the public health by providing all U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information and improving the public’s access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health.
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
National
212-727-2700
nrdcinfo@nrdc.org (General question)
nrdcaction@nrdc.org (Action center questions)
Dirty Energy
Education/Advocacy, Legal/Regulations
Works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
North Braddock Residents for our Future
Local, PA
residentsforourfuture@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/northbraddockresidentsforourfuture/
Air, Education/Advocacy, Health
Promote community health and clean air and fight unconventional gas drilling in our community.
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU)
National/Regional
888-227-1785 (Toll Free)
Region 2 | New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
866-265-6201
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Region 3 | Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia
833-362-2243
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Region 5 | Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
866-967-7337
Region 6 | Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
888-901-5665
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Region 8 | Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
877-800-5554
Region 9 | Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada
866-827-3478
Health
Improve reproductive and children’s health by leading the integration of environmental health into clinical care and public health while supporting communities to address historical injustices and ongoing environmental racism and address the existential threat of climate change.
The PEHSU network has experts in pediatrics, allergy/immunology, neurodevelopment, toxicology, occupational and environmental medicine, nursing, reproductive health, and other specialized areas.
PennEnvironment
State (PA)
https://pennenvironment.org/contact
215-732-5897 (Philadelphia)
412-521-0943 (Pittsburgh)
Education/Advocacy
Transform the power of our imaginations and our ideas into change that makes our world a greener and healthier place for all. Protect the places that all of us love and promote core environmental values, such as clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and clean energy to power our lives. We focus on timely, targeted action that wins tangible improvements in the quality of our environment and our lives.
PennFuture
State/Regional (PA)
717-214-7920
info@pennfuture.org
717-214-7920 Central PA
570-216-3344 Northeast PA
215-545-9692 Southeast PA
412-456-2780 Southwest PA
Education/Advocacy, Legal/Regulations
Leading the transition to a clean energy economy in Pennsylvania and beyond. We are protecting our air, water, and land and empowering citizens to build sustainable communities for future generations.
Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and Air
State (PA)
Education/Advocacy
Raises awareness of the dangers of hydraulic fracturing on public health and the environment and works to halt any activity that threatens the quality of life of the residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvanians Against Fracking
State, PA
Education/Advocacy
A statewide coalition of groups representing a diversity of issues, backgrounds, and locations, united in the mission of achieving a ban on fracking in the commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (OAG)
State (PA)
717-787-3391
570-904-2643 - Environmental Crimes Hotline
EnvironmentalCrimes@attorneygeneral.gov
43rd Statewide Grand Jury Report 1
Legal/Regulations, Tracking/Reporting
OAG is committed to protecting the health and safety of all Pennsylvanians by taking prompt action to prevent their exposure to toxic substances. The Office of Attorney General also works aggressively to seek compensation from those parties who are responsible for harming Pennsylvania’s natural resources.
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Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)
National
202-667-4260
Air, Education/Advocacy, Health, Tracking/Reporting, Water
Amplifies the voices of health professionals and other advocates on the catastrophic consequences of climate change and other environmental hazards to health.
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267-519-5299
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Concerned Health Professionals of PA
Doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals advocating for Pennsylvanians affected by fracking.
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Pipeline Safety Coalition (PSC)
National
912-289-1158
contact@pipelinesafetycoalition.org
Education/Advocacy, Legal/Regulations
Provide pipeline safety information, engagement, and advocacy in the public interest.
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Protect PT (Penn-Trafford)
Local (Westmoreland & Allegheny Counties, PA)
724-392-7023
Air, Education/Advocacy, Tracking/Reporting, Legal/Regulations, Water, Zoning
Working to ensure the safety, security, and quality of life from the effects of unconventional gas development in Penn-Trafford and surrounding communities in Westmoreland and Allegheny Counties.
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Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers (PSE) for Healthy Energy
National
510-330-5550
The ROGER Citation Database - Repository for Oil and Gas Energy Research
Education/Advocacy, Health
Dedicated to supplying evidence-based scientific and technical information on the public health, environmental, and climate dimensions of energy production and use.
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Reducing Outdoor Contaminants in Indoor Spaces (ROCIS)
Regional (Southwestern PA)
ROCIS Low Cost Monitoring Project
Air, Tracking/Reporting
Reduce the impact of exterior environmental pollution in Southwestern Pennsylvania to improve healthy and energy efficient indoor environments where we live, work, and learn.
Sierra Club
National
415-977-5500 – Headquarters
202-547-1141 – Legislative Office
Air, Education/Advocacy, Legal/Regulations, Water
Works to advance climate solutions and ensure everyone has access to clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment.
SkyTruth
National
304-885-4581
Air, Tracking/Reporting, Water
Develop and use the latest technology, such as machine learning, to analyze, interpret, and—most importantly—publish maps, images, and other information in a way that allows the public to hold polluters and others accountable for their actions.
Washington County Watershed Alliance (WCWA)
Local (Washington County, PA)
724-705-7098
Education/Advocacy, Water
Provide a collaborative framework to support the efforts of all local watershed associations; encourage responsible utilization of air, land, and water resources; to support sound agricultural activities, encourage sustainable land use, and the protection and preservation of agricultural lands; and promote the protection, preservation, and enhancement of the county’s natural resources, biodiversity, and ecological health for the benefit of current and future generations.
Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE)
Regional (Southwestern PA)
412-404-2872
info@WomenForAHealthyEnvironment.org
Air, Education/Advocacy, Health, Water 
Educates individuals about environmental risks to human health, provides action steps communities can take to mitigate those risks, and advocates for solutions to better protect the region. Creating healthy spaces for children to live, learn, and play is at the core of our work.
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Resources
Children • Environmental Exposure • Glossaries & Acronyms • Health • Infrastructure Related To Gas • Landowners • Legal • Miscellaneous
Children​
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Environmental Health Project
Moms Clean Air Force
How Oil & Gas Operations Impact Your Baby’s Health
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Environmental Exposure​
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Alliance for Aquatic Resources Monitoring
American Lung Association
Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC)
Eyes on Shell
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Clean Air Task Force, Earthworks, FracTracker
Damascus Citizens for Sustainability
Environmental Health Project
Episodic Exposures to Shale Gas Development Air Pollution
Outdoor Air, Indoor Air, and School Exposure
Radium Monitoring of Surface Water User Guide
Risks from Liquid, Sludge and Solid Waste from Shale Gas Development
Risks to Water from Shale Gas Development
User Guide for Radium Monitoring of Drinking Water Using PA DEP’s Water Data System
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Environmental Integrity Project
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Explains Radium in Tap Water Video (2021)
EarthWorks
FracFocus
Know Your H2O Water Research Center
Moms Clean Air Force
Methane Leaks: Harmful, Wasteful and Preventable
NSF
National Ground Water Association
PA DEP
ProPublica
The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S.
ProPublica’s analysis of five years of modeled EPA data identified more than 1,000 toxic hot spots across the country and found that an estimated 250,000 people living in them may be exposed to levels of excess cancer risk that the EPA deems unacceptable.
CAVEAT: This map does not reflect oil and gas development; however, it does capture large established end-use infrastructure, such as petrochemical and fertilizer plants.
PurpleAir
Air Monitoring Map
Smell Pittsburgh
SkyTruth Alerts
Delivers real-time updates about environmental incidents in your backyard.
US EPA
Drinking Water Treatability Database
Water Health Series – Filtration Facts
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Glossaries & Acronyms​
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EHP
Pipeline Safety Coalition
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Health​
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Good Grief Network
10-Steps to Personal Resilience & Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate
Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility
The Health Effects of Fracking
Environmental Health Project
Asthma and Shale Gas Development
Biomonitoring and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) and Shale Gas Development
Episodic Exposures to Shale Gas Development Air Pollution
Health Impacts of Shale Gas Development: A Collection of Research
Infectious Lung Disease and Air Pollution
Particulate Matter: What Is PM and Why Should You Be Concerned?
Potential Health Effects Due to Inhalation
Protecting Your Health from Shale Gas Development (Fracking)
Quick Reference Card for Emergency Numbers (PA)
Shale Gas Development and Cancer
Tips for Talking to Your Health Care Provider - Concerns about Shale Gas Development (“Fracking”)
Why Living Near an Ethane Cracker Complex Puts Your Health at Risk
Why You Should Be Concerned About Living Near a Compressor Station
EHP Resources for Health Care Providers
Case Definition for Environmental Exposure
Health Professional Toolkit (overview)
Reference Materials for Diagnostic Coding
Halt the Harm Network
Find Research with the FrackHealth Database
League of Women Voters - Shale and Public Health Committee
Shale Gas Extraction and Public Health - A Resource Guide
Network of the National Library of Medicine
World's largest medical library
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Years of Study Reveal the Negative Health Effects of Fracking – PSR PA
Infrastructure Related to Gas​
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Damascus Citizens for Sustainability
Environmental Health Project
Injection Wells 101 – Finding a Place for Our Fracking Waste
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Environmental Integrity Project
FracTracker
Halt the Harm Network
Falcon Ethane Pipeline: Preparing Our Response Through Mapping and Public Impact Assessment
PA Department of Environmental Protection
DEP Office of Oil and Gas Management Notifications Report
Information about what activities are occurring at a well
PA State Oil & Gas Mapping Tool
Measure distances from well pad to your location
www.depgis.state.pa.us/PaOilAndGasMapping
E-mail notification of new permit activity for oil and gas wells
Pipeline Safety Coalition
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Landowners​
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Center for Coalfield Justice
What To Know and Do When a Landman Comes
Damascus Citizens for Sustainability
PA Department of Environmental Protection
Landowners and Oil and Gas Leases in Pennsylvania
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Legal​
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Environmental Integrity Project
Pennsylvania Citizens’ Toolkit
Provides descriptions of key portions of the public notification and participation requirements, as well as providing fact sheets and example templates, so that citizens and decision makers can better prepare themselves
Halt the Harm Network
How to Use Public Hearings to Beat Oil and Gas
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Miscellaneous​
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Damascus Citizens for Sustainability
Environmental Integrity Project
Don’t Believe the “Job Killer” Hype
FracTracker
Where are Organizations Monitoring?
Map details the many watersheds in and around the Marcellus Shale where organizations conduct water quality monitoring, in addition to showing the boundaries of the Marcellus Shale formation and drilled wells. Darker shaded watersheds denote a higher “density” of monitoring in those watersheds.
Halt the Harm Network/Mountain Watershed Association Resource Center
The Help center is an extensive service and set of tools developed by Halt the Harm along with Mountain Watershed Association in Pennsylvania. Find articles, studies, and answers to your questions about fracking or related infrastructure based on your location, zoning, and mineral rights.