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Major Push to Clean Up Shale Gas Fracking as 55 Top Investors With $1 Trillion in Assets Weigh In (Hydrofracking)

This press release from Investor Environmental Health Network, Boston Common Asset Management, and Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility signals that the IEHN/ICCR "Extracting the Facts" guidelines for corporate reporting of shale gas/oil risks and risk management have now secured support from investors on three continents (Australia, Europe, and North America) having $1 trillion in assets under management.

Politics: Report - Communities Need to Carefully Consider Oil and Gas Development (Hydrofracking)

This report outlines the economic upside of the increasing shale oil and gas development throughout the country, including increased employment, capital expenditures, and tax revenues to the states and local communities. But the report warns that fracturing companies may provide inflated estimates of the economic benefits of energy development while not mentioning the negative local impacts that some regions are experiencing.

Public Health Dimensions of Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing: Knowledge, Obstacles, Tactics, and Opportunities (Hydrofracking)

This public health report on hydraulic fracturing was prepared by Seth Berrin Shonkoff for The 11th Hour Project. This document can serve as an overview and launching point for funders and others who are interested in issues related to public health and fracking.

Cornell University Natural Gas Resource Center (Hydrofracking)

This website provides links to information from a variety of sources, including academic research, industry analysis, local government officials and citizens.

Environmental Protection Agency Web Page on Natural Gas Extraction (Hydrofracking)

The EPA's website provides general information regarding hydraulic fracturing, government oversight and EPA outreach efforts.

FracTracker (Hydrofracking)

This website provides a common place to learn about and share information about shale gas drilling. The DataTool allows for the uploading, downloading, and mapping of geo-located data related to gas extraction activities. The site includes links to academic resources, maps and news articles.

NPR's StateImpact Series (Hydrofracking)

The StateImpact Series website includes reporter Susan Phillips' coverage of the fis­cal and envi­ron­men­tal impacts of Pennsylvania’s boom­ing energy econ­omy, with a focus on Mar­cel­lus Shale drilling. The website also includes links to articles from other news sources around the country.

Marcellus Natural Gas Development's Effect on Housing in Pennsylvania (Hydrofracking)

This study researched the effects that the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry, broadly defined, is having on housing, also broadly defined, across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Impact on Housing in Appalachian Pennsylvania as a Result of Marcellus Shale (Hydrofracking)

This study evaluates housing in 12 Pennsylvania counties in the Marcellus Shale in order to identify trends impacting the cost and availability of housing at different price points.

Governor’s Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission Report (Hydrofracking)

This 2011 report was developed by the Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission. The commission was created by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett to advise him on issues pertaining to Marcellus Shale development.

Taking the Handle Off the Fracking Pump: Human Rights and the Role of Public Health Inquiry in an Age of Extreme Fossil Fuel Extraction (Hydrofracking)

This new report from Sandra Steingraber discusses the public health threats posed by hydrofracking--and the human rights dilemma posed by researching them. It represents the expanded and footnoted version of the talk Ms. Steingraber gave on January 9, 2012 at a national conference on the public health effects of fracking that was convened by the Physicians Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE).

Health Effects of Shale Gas Extraction (Hydrofracking)

The 2nd Annual Conference on Health Effects of Shale Gas Extraction explored the science and methodological approaches behind understanding environmental health impacts associated with increasing development of natural gas extraction from shale deposits. Presentations from the conference are now available on line.

Hydrofracking: Map of schools on private well water released. Child Health Groups Call for Robust Health Impact Assessment; Concerned About Children’s Health and Safety, School Building Impacts

On December 20, 2011, Healthy Schools Network and a range of other children’s health advocates called on New York State to consider the impacts of proposed hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) on the state’s children and schools. The groups urged the New York State Department of Conservation, Department of Health, and Education Department to thoroughly assess the possible health impacts of the proposed hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale region and provided detailed recommendations on elements the assessment should include.

Common Cause Report on Hydrofracking - "Deep Drilling, Deep Pockets"

According to a study by Common Cause, natural gas interests have spent more than $747 million during a 10-year campaign to avoid government regulation of hydraulic “fracking." The report comes as the EPA is scheduled to publish new, preliminary findings about the potential dangers of fracking in 2012, giving the industry a powerful incentive to increase political spending now in an attempt to shape public opinion and the debate over fracking in Congress, as well as affect the outcome of the 2012 congressional elections.

Hydrofracking: "Extracting the Facts: An Investor Guide to Disclosing Risks from Hydraulic Fracturing Operations"

New report from the Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, intended to help increase disclosure and mitigate the impacts of natural gas operations using hydraulic fracturing. The report calls for deeper disclosures on community impacts for energy companies to earn their license to operate. The report recommends 12 core management goals supplemented by best management practices (BMPs) and key performance indicators (KPIs). Rich Liroff is principal author.

Hydrofracking Exemptions in Federal Regulations

The New York Times prepared a chart of 7 federal environmental laws for which the natural gas industry has exemptions or exclusions.

PA Citizens' Marcellus Shale Commission Report (Hydrofracking)

Many Pennsylvania citizens believe the recommendations made by the Governor’s Marcellus Advisory Commission did not recognize how severely inadequate Pennsylvania’s regulatory landscape is for shale drilling. This report is the culmination of a two-month effort to give Pennsylvania citizens a voice on improving drilling policies and protections. Others states considering drilling might find this report useful since it gives some insight into the issues and concerns.

Blind Rush? Shale Gas Boom Proceeds Amid Human Health Questions (Hydrofracking)

Shale gas is booming. But in order for it to meet its potential, millions of Americans will have to live with drill rigs in or near their own neighborhoods, which opens the door to a range of potential environmental health problems. Pipelines and wellheads can explode; the process produces toxic air emissions; and fracking generates liquid wastes that can contaminate surface and drinking water supplies.

Fact Sheet on Natural Gas Extraction and Hydrofracking

The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units has completed a fact sheet dealing with natural gas extraction and hydraulic fracturing.

SEC Action Validates Shareholder Concerns about Hydrofracking Operations

The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun pressing oil and gas companies to provide increased disclosure on the financial risks associated with the environmental impacts of their fracturing operations. The action comes after two years of investor pressure in the form of resolutions coordinated via the Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN).

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