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Protecting Public Health Is Complicated. But Science Can Help, and the Time Is Now.

Union of Concerned Scientists

When we breathe the air or drink the water, we’re taking in any potential contaminants all at once—with effects that can combine or even compound. So, incrementally, environmental protection is becoming more like real life, where exposures are not singular and isolated. It’s important to look at the bigger picture.

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Study is first to show that air pollutants increase risk of painful periods for women

Frontiers

A new epidemiological study by the open access publisher Frontiers is the first to show that the risk of developing dysmenorrhea increases by more than 30 times for women and girls who are exposed long-term to air pollutants such as carbon and nitrogen oxides and fine particulate matter. Air pollutants are an important new risk factor.

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - February 15

PA Environment Daily

PA Bulletin, page 1592 ) -- Range Resources - Orenchuk Russell Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued a de minimis increase in air emissions covering multiple sources of air pollution under a GP-5A General Air Quality Permit at the facility located in Jefferson Twp., Received Jan. 28, Issued Jan. Washington County. Received Dec.

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Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3 Million Highlight Big Shale Gas, Related Petrochemical Industry Compliance History In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

On March 14, the Attorney General opened another investigation into Energy Transfer/Sunoco into potential environmental crimes related to the Energy Transfer/Sunoco pipeline that leaked petroleum into household wells in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County. Environmental Protection Agency. Read more here.]

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DEP: US Interior Dept. Withdraws Orphan Oil & Gas Well Regulatory Improvement Grant Program To Help Prevent Future Well Abandonments, A Severe Problem In PA

PA Environment Daily

On March 20, the Department of Environmental Protection told the Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board the US Department of the Interior has "withdrawn" the Orphan Oil and Gas Well Regulatory Improvement Act Grant Program designed to help states strengthen their programs, in particular to prevent future oil and gas well abandonments.

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Update: Supreme Court Will Review EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

The Energy Law

By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On June 24, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the American Lung Association in the litigation involving EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”). Supreme Court granted the petitions for writs of certiorari filed by the U.S.

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CNX Resources Begins Disclosing General Information On Fracking Chemicals, Air Monitoring Results Online At 2 Shale Gas Well Pads

PA Environment Daily

Meaningful Air Monitoring Results Difficult DEP’s Bureau of Air Quality did regional air quality sampling around shale gas facilities between 2010 and 2013 in Southwest, Northcentral and Northeast parts of the state. CNX installed two Particulate Matter 2.5 Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.