Fracking and Petrochemical News
Here are the latest articles written by the Center for Coalfield Justice team on the subject of fracking and petrochemicals. We regularly publish new information so check back often for new articles.
Forward Together: Finding Hope in the Results of Pitt’s Studies on Fracking and Public Health
I’m sure like many of you, I found it difficult to sleep at night after the meeting about the results of the Pitt PA Health and Environment studies. Not because I was in despair, but because I was reeling with energy from the meeting. I was asked by a reporter what I was most angry about coming out of the meeting, and I paused to think of the crucial reason my stomach was turning. I found myself unable to, and responded that I was far more hopeful than I was angry.
Thanks to Everyone Who Made Our First MAD FACTS Meeting a Success!
Thank you to all of our community members who attended our first MAD FACTS – Moms and Dads: Family Awareness Cancer Threat Spike meeting at North Strabane Park on June […]
Community Demands Accountability from EQT on Anniversary of Greene County Fracking Incident
Residents and supporters rally, call for action to support the community concerned about contaminated water wells Canonsburg, PA – Time and time again, EQT shows that they don’t care about […]
Press Release: Parents Still Left in the Dark about Childhood Cancer Studies, Demand Update from Pitt and the DOH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2023 Contact: Lisa DePaoli, Communications Manager, Center for Coalfield Justice, 724-229-3550, lisa@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org Ned Ketyer, M.D., F.A.A.P., President, Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania, 724-255-7440, ned@psrpa.org Scott […]
Supplementary Resources
Fracking
- US Energy Information Administration: Natural gas explained
- Video | Fracking Hell: The Untold Story
- Video | Animation of Hydraulic Fracturing
- Video | The Sky is Pink
- Video | Facts About Fracking
- Fossil-Fueled Foolery: An Illustrated Primer on the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Deceptive Tactics
- Direct Support Fund provides support for grassroots groups or individuals working on social change on shale gas issues
Waste Disposal
- Awash in Toxic Wastewater From Fracking for Natural Gas, Pennsylvania Faces a Disposal Reckoning
- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight
- Public Herald Tenorm Investigations
- Halt the Harm's Hellbent Panel Discussion: One Community's Fight to Stop a Fracking Waste Injection Well
Petrochemical Processing
- Greenpeace report: The Climate Emergency Unpacked: How Consumer Goods Companies Are Fueling Big Oil's Plastic Expansion
- One-pager on petrochemicals - English
- One-pager on petrochemicals - Spanish
- Video | The Connection Between Fracking and Plastics
- Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet