Local leagues have held public panel discussions and other events regarding Marcellus Shale. In Spring 2011.
The Straight Scoop on Shale Drilling is a nonpartisan public issues education/engagement project designed to educate and engage the public regarding natural gas extraction from Marcellus Shale. The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizens Education Fund completed study guides on the process of natural gas extraction, its economic impact, its environmental impact, and its regulation, permitt
12/08/2020
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H**p Synergistics is doubling its footprint with a new long-term lease agreement in Leetsdale and it has announced a $2 million seed funding raise - Pittsburgh Business Times Pittsburgh-based H**p Synergistics LLC, a biotech and h**p manufacturing company, announced it signed a long-term lease agreement that will more than double the manufacturer's current lab space.
06/26/2020
State AG Shapiro: Grand jury report reveals Pa.’s systemic failure to regulate shale gas industry Attorney General Josh Shapiro says state environment and health departments fell short of their obligations to protect public health.
05/14/2020
Methane leaks much worse than previously thought, study says Lost methane from gas wells, compressor stations, pipelines is 1.1 million tons, 16 times the amount reported by the industry to state DEP
04/22/2020
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/emerging-disease-environmental-destruction_n_5e9db58fc5b63c5b58723afd
Environmental Destruction Brought Us COVID-19. What It Brings Next Could Be Far Worse. A virus that originated in animals has upended life across the globe. But the next deadly pandemic could make this look like “a warmup.”
04/20/2020
NY Times: "Something bizarre happened in the markets; the price of a barrel of oil went negative"
U.S. Oil Prices Plunge Into Negative Territory: Live Markets Updates The latest on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.
03/29/2020
EPA suspends enforcement of environmental laws amid coronavirus The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a sweeping suspension of its enforcement of environmental laws Thursday, telling companies they would not need to meet environmental standards during the coronavirus outbreak.
03/10/2020
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oil-price-fracking_n_5e669a89c5b6670e72fccde6
Plummeting Oil Prices Could Force A Reckoning For The American Fracking Boom A price war led by Saudi Arabia and Russia is crushing the price per barrel just as the coronavirus is hurting demand.
12/20/2019
https://www.wesa.fm/post/giant-eagle-plans-get-rid-all-single-use-plastics-stores-2025 /0
Giant Eagle Plans To Get Rid Of All Single Use Plastics In Stores By 2025 Giant Eagle's plastic blue bags are a common sight in Pittsburgh, often curbside on recycling day, used to pick up dog p**p or sometimes cast aside on the
11/12/2019
Register for the Shale and Public Health conference, November 19, 2019, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Pitt University Club. Top researchers from across the nation will present new research. A panel discussion will explore what the science means for policy. Justin Nobel, journalist for Rolling Stone, is the lunch speaker, talking about his experiences investigating radioactivity. There will also be a presentation on climate change impacts of plastic. The conference is free; $14 for optional buffet lunch.
2019 Shale & Public Health Conference - The Straight Scoop on Shale The Straight Scoop on Shale A project of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizen Education Fund 2019 Shale & Public Health Conference Tuesday November 19, 2019from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (registration/sign-in at 8:30 a.m.) The conference is free$14 for optional buffet lunch - vegan option avail...