Statement of Dr. Robert Gould, Berkeley City Council, July 16, 2019
Issue: environment & health | fracking & methane
Type: testimony
PSR’s Dr. Robert Gould spoke before the Berkeley City Council in support of an ordinance that would prohibit natural gas infrastructure in new buildings.
Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking
Issue: environment & health | fracking & methane
Type: report
The sixth edition of the fracking “Compendium,” which summarizes and links to an almost encyclopedic compilation of reports, peer-reviewed articles and investigative reporting on fracking’s dangerous impacts on health, has been released. PSR is proud to partner with Concerned Health Professionals of New York in preparing and rolling out this volume, which highlights factual evidence …
Fracking Compendium Promotional Graphics
Issue: environment & health | fracking & methane
Type: fact sheet | infographic
PSR and Concerned Health Professionals of New York’s newest edition of the fracking “Compendium” summarizes and links to an almost encyclopedic compilation of reports, peer-reviewed articles and investigative reporting on fracking’s dangerous impacts on health.
Flammable, High-Pressure Industry in a Populated Coastal Flood Zone?
Issue: environment & health | environmental justice | fracking & methane
Type: report
Public Safety and Emergency Response Aspects of a Proposed Methane Gas Compressor in Weymouth This new report from Greater Boston PSR examines the public safety and emergency response aspects of a proposed compressor station in a populated coastal flood zone.
Letter to the Editor Guidelines
Issue: environment & health | fracking & methane
Type: advocacy materials | fact sheet
How to produce an effective Letter to the Editor (LTE) through 2 simple acronyms. Especially useful for writing about fracked gas.
Video: Medical Symposium: Health Impacts of Oil and Gas Development in Colorado
Issue: environment & health | fracking & methane
Type: video
Video from the recent symposium in Fort Collins, CO for health professionals and concerned area residents, focusing on the health impacts of fracking and the substantially enlarged production sites expanding rapidly in the Front Range. The symposium was endorsed by PSR National and the PSR Colorado Working Group participated. Featuring Beth L. Ewaskowitz, PhD, pharmacologist; …
Comments on EPA’s Proposed Methane Leakage Rule Change
Issue: climate change | environment & health | federal government | fracking & methane
Type: letter to policymaker | testimony
The U.S. EPA is proposing to roll back the rules that restrict methane and toxic gas leakage from oil and gas wells across the country. This roll-back would endanger health locally, and damage the climate globally. PSR responded with strong comments about these health impacts—and 19 other health professional and public health groups joined to …
Fracking and Water Contamination
Issue: environment & health | fracking & methane | safe food & water
Type: fact sheet
Hydraulic fracturing combines water with an array of chemicals, some of which are carcinogenic, endocrine-disruptive, or otherwise toxic. The result is the contamination of huge quantities of water, with potential immediate and long-term threats to health.
Statement of Edward Ketyer, MD To the Office of Management & Budget Methane Waste Prevention Rule
Issue: children's health | climate change | environment & health | fracking & methane
Type: testimony
Statement of Edward Ketyer, MD To the Office of Management & Budget Methane Waste Prevention Rule Phone Meeting — 7/20/18 The Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management’s proposal to roll back the Methane and Waste Prevention Rule rule benefits none of the residents who live and work in the Marcellus Shale gas …
Letter to Justin Trudeau: Climate Leadership Means Saying No to Pipelines
Issue: environment & health | environmental justice | fracking & methane
Type: letter to policymaker
As an end-of-month deadline approaches for the fate of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline project, PSR along with over 230 civil society groups from 44 countries released an open letter being sent to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to reject the pipeline and instead begin planning for a managed decline of fossil fuel production and …