EHP defends public health in the face of oil and gas development.
We provide frontline communities with timely monitoring, interpretation, and guidance. We engage diverse stakeholders: health professionals, researchers, community organizers, public servants, and others. We do so because knowledge protects health.
Petrochemical Developments in the Ohio River Valley Story Map
The Ohio River Valley has had a long history with extractive industries. From coal mining to steel production to shale gas development, this area has seen the rise (and fall) of a variety of industries—and petrochemicals are now gaining a foothold. To learn more, explore an overview of the petrochemical buildout in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. Click here to view the story map.
Shale Gas Development, Climate Change & Wildfires
Thousands of Californians have been displaced by wildfires that continue to rage across the landscape.
Shale gas drilling contributes to a climate where wildfires occur more frequently all across the globe. Our Alison L. Steele highlights the connection between extraction and wildfires in a new TribLive Featured Commentary.
EHP’s Prepared Remarks Regarding CNX’s Radical Transparency Claim
On February 11, CNX Resources CEO Nicholas Deluliis gave a presentation to the Pennsylvania DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council on "Radical Transparency," a program CNX launched with Gov. Shapiro in November 2023. During the public comment period, EHP's executive director Alison L. Steele delivered remarks highlighting concerns with CNX's methodology and conclusions after short-term monitoring at limited shale gas sites.
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In short: site-specific data is critical in understanding human health impacts from the shale gas industry, but the limited information the company has gathered to-date, the assumptions they have made from cherry-picked data, and the apples-to-oranges comparisons they have made with a substantial body of epidemiologic evidence are insufficient to support any claim that the operations in question are “safe.”
2025 Shale Gas and Public Health Conference: New Directions
Physicians for Social Responsibility PA, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at Duquesne University are proud to co-present the 2025 Shale Gas and Public Health Conference: New Directions.
This conference will bring together scientists, public health experts, industry leaders, and advocacy groups to explore the latest research and insights on shale gas development, its environmental impact and associated health risks, and community wins and responses.
The conference is free to attend but registration is required. Recordings from the conference will also be made available at shalepalwv.org.