Our nation is experiencing a rush of oil and gas drilling -- a rush largely brought about by the use of fracking. Read more »

Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” is often thought of as an activity to extract natural gas from under of the rural lands of Pennsylvania. Read more »

The Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project (EHP) is a nonprofit environmental health organization created to assist and support Washington County residents who believe their health has been, or could be, impacted by natural gas drilling activities. Read more »
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Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) is dedicated to supplying sound, evidence-based, scientific information and resources on energy policy choices including those involving shale gas and tight oil development (i.e. hydraulic fracturing) and the transition to renewable energy portfolios. Read more »
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The oil and gas industry touts fracking as a bridge solution on the highway to energy independence. But the dangers associated with fracking, including how it threatens public health and the environment, prove that natural gas is more like a bridge to nowhere. Read more »
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Much has been made of recent state laws requiring physicians’ silence about fracking chemical trade secrets they may encounter in the course of treating patients. Read more »

Physicians for Social Responsibility, a national organization of health professionals and concerned individuals, calls on the United States Senate to protect American families from the toxic chemicals found in many manufactured products and in our environment, by strengthening the Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 1009). Read more »

We now have thirty seven years of proof that the nation’s chemical law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has failed us, and miserably so. Read more »

With growing problems related to childhood health, especially neurological health, federal chemical policy must employ an all-encompassing approach that protects the health of everyone, including future generations. Read more »

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The introduction of the Chemical Safety Improvement Act signals the increased national attention to public health threats as a result of weak federal regulation of toxic chemicals. Read more »

Since the May 22 introduction of the bipartisan Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 1009), co-sponsored by the late Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Senator Vitter (R-LA) and 19 of their Senate colleagues, stakeholders have offered various reactions, ranging from strong support to unqualified condemnation. Read more »
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We commend the bi-partisan group of Senators on the introduction of the Chemical Safety Improvement Act. Read more »

The American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) applauds the bipartisan leadership of Senator Vitter and the late Senator Lautenberg for addressing the need to fix our broken system of protection from toxic chemicals. Read more »

As nurses, we care deeply about the health of our patients, families, and communities. Daily we see children, adults and communities impacted by diseases and conditions such as asthma, cancer, birth defects, infertility, and developmental and learning disabilities. Read more »
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Look around you. Chances are, you are sitting in an office chair that is made of various materials -- leather, plastic, cloth, foam. Read more »
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In less than a year, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will extend health insurance access to millions of Americans who are in desperate need of medical coverage. Read more »
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Unhealthy schools are a threat to public health and an injustice to children. Ninety-eight percent of all school-aged children attend school. Read more »

For a long time popular environmental discourse focused on the natural world or the pollution that poisons communities and our natural resources. Read more »
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School environments play an important role in the health and academic success of children. Read more »