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Allegheny County Air Quality Monitoring Project

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A recent study out of Carnegie Mellon University estimated that for every three job years created by fracking in the Marcellus Shale, one year of life is lost for a resident due to increased pollution exposure. As fracking continues to expand around the perimeter of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — one of the top ten most […]

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A successful 2019 Community Sentinel Award Reception- a full summary

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There are many courageous and determined individuals to be grateful for within the environmental movement. At the 2019 Community Sentinel Awards for Environmental Stewardship, we were graced with the presence of many such leaders, and celebrated four in particular as this year’s award winners. From those fighting LNG export terminals on the West Coast, to […]

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Want Not, Waste Not? Fossil Fuel Extraction’s Waste Disposal Challenges

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Pennsylvania’s fracking industry is producing record amounts of toxic waste — where does it all go? Drilling for methane and other fossil fuels is an energy-intensive process with many associated environmental costs. In addition to the gas that is produced through high volume hydraulic fracturing (“unconventional drilling,” or “fracking”), the process generates a great deal […]

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Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services

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Guest Blog by Josh Eisenfeld, Director of Marketing with Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services   Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services looks maps the origin of their intake calls and reflects on their geographic distribution as it relates to areas with heavy environmental burdens.   Over the last five years, Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services has […]

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New Method for Locating Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells is Tested in New York State

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Guest blog by Natalia N. Romanzo, graduate student, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY   Innovations in geospatial remote sensing technology developed by a research team at Binghamton University’s Geophysics and Remote Sensing Laboratory allow for improved detection of unplugged oil and gas wells. Implementing this technology would allow responsible agencies to more efficiently locate, and then […]