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Video: Potential Health Impacts of Unconventional Gas Extraction
Jerome Paulson, MD, presents an expert analysis of the process of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") for oil and natural gas and its potential for negative impacts on human health. Read more »
Video: The Science of Shale Gas
Anthony Ingraffea, PhD, a professor of engineering at Cornell University, discusses the heavily industrialized and spatially intense nature of hydraulic fracturing and why, where and how it leaks methane -- a greenhouse gas 72 times more powerful 1than carbon dioxide. Read more »
Moving beyond risk in order to better protect our health
How can we protect our most vulnerable from toxic chemicals? This month’s contributors to the Environmental Health Policy Institute advocate for strengthening prevention by improving the way we assess health hazards from chemicals. Read more »
Flame Retardants: Is California's Victory the End of This Story?
Babies born in the U.S. have in their bodies the highest average concentrations of flame retardant chemicals of any infants in the world. How did this come to be? For decades, manufacturers have treated furniture cushions and upholstery with toxic chemicals to comply with a flammability standard set by a lone state, California. Read more »
Male Infertility: Environmental Causes and the Need for Prevention
Society often views fertility as a women’s issue despite the fact that 50% of infertility cases result from the male partner’s condition. Male infertility is complex and can occur because of environmental, lifestyle, endocrine (hormonal), or physical problems. Environmental factors may include exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace, home or community. Read more »
States' Rights and Federal Chemical Policy Reform
The issue of protecting states' rights from interference by the federal government is often a conservative, pro-business position. Except when it comes to managing chemicals in consumer products -- then industry is in favor of federal regulation or at least a national system which would supersede state’s rights. Read more »
Climate and Health: Storms and Sea Level
A fact sheet from PSR on how climate worsens extreme weather. Read more »
Climate and Health: Wildfires
A fact sheet from PSR on how climate change worsens wildfires. Read more »
Climate and Health: Insect-borne Diseases
A fact sheet from PSR on how climate change spreads insect-borne diseases. Read more »
Climate and Health: Climate Change Contaminates Your Water
A fact sheet from PSR on how climate change impacts water safety. Read more »
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