Heat Pump Infographic
Issue: environment & health | fracking & methane
Type: fact sheet | infographic
Learn how replacing your gas-burning appliances with electrically-powered alternatives, like induction stoves and electric heat pumps, is good for your health and the climate. Infographic by PSR/Philadelphia.
Webinar: Radioactive Fracking Wastewater: Chilling Threat to Health
Issue: environment & health | fracking & methane | toxic chemicals
Type: video
A chilling investigative article in the January 21 Rolling Stone magazine has found that wastewater from many oil and gas wells is dangerously radioactive. The local environment, nearby residents, and especially the oil and gas industry’s own employees may all be exposed to toxic levels of radiation—but most people are totally unaware. Watch below for …
Climate and Health Risks of Liquified Natural Gas
Issue: air pollution | climate change | environment & health | environmental justice | fracking & methane | safe food & water
Type: report
Read PSR’s report on liquified natural gas (LNG) and its implications for our environment, our health, and our climate.
27 Organizations Submit Joint Comments Regarding New Source Performance Standards
Issue: climate change | environment & health | environmental justice | federal government | fracking & methane | safe food & water
Type: letter to policymaker | testimony
PSR, the American Lung Association, 10 PSR chapters and 15 other health organizations submitted comments to the U.S. EPA opposing its proposal to roll back limits on emissions of methane from oil and gas wells.
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; …