http://live.psu.edu/story/47244/nw69 Monday, June 21, 2010 University Park, Pa. — The recent eruption of a Marcellus shale gas well in Clearfield County, Pa., has triggered investigations by state agencies. A Penn State Cooperative Extension water specialist said it also should remind Pennsylvanians that drilling can impact surrounding water resources, and well owners near any drill sites… Read more
EPA News Release (Region 3): Take Actions this Summer to Reduce Exposures to Asthma Triggers Contact: Bonnie Smith, 215-814-5543, smith.bonnie@epa.govs Take Actions this Summer to Reduce Exposures to Asthma Triggers PHILADELPHIA (June 16, 2010) – – Now that the summer heat is here it’s a good time to pay attention to your local air quality. … Read more
http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/editorials-columns/guest-columnists/vigilance-vital-as-gas-boom-envelops-region-1.843336 Vigilance vital as gas boom envelops region Published: June 13, 2010 Natural gas will soon be the new anthracite coal for our region. Significant drilling is taking place in Bradford, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties, exploratory drilling has begun in Wayne County, several wells are planned for Luzerne County, and northern Lackawanna County probably won’t… Read more
http://citizensvoice.com/opinion/our-voice-act-now-on-new-drilling-regulations-1.841199 Our Voice: Act now on new drilling regulations Published: June 13, 2010 The state Department of Environmental Protection’s assurances last week that the gas companies with drilling leases next to local reservoirs will be “very careful” not to spoil the source of our drinking water is not very, well, reassuring. It is hard to… Read more
Dear Members and Friends of Lehigh Gap Nature Center, ON Saturday evening, June 12 we will host our annual Whip-poor-will Hike beginning at 6:00 p.m. This hike is led by Jim Gabovitz of the Allentown Hiking Club and Bob Hoopes of LGNC. We begin by spotting cars at the end point, then hike up the… Read more
http://www.tnonline.com/node/105589 Public meeting scheduled on Palmerton zinc pile site Reported on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 By TERRY AHNER tahner@tnonline.com Those with environmental concerns over the Palmerton Zinc Pile Superfund Site will soon have a platform to express their viewpoints. A public meeting to comment on the Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the site… Read more
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0414919620100604 Fri Jun 4, 2010 5:36pm EDT Pennsylvania nat gas well capped after blowout * No one injured, no homes evacuated * Well was being drilled in the Marcellus Shale * Lawmaker renews call for tighter regulation on fracking * EOG Resources is “investigating everything” -spokeswoman By Jon Hurdle PHILADELPHIA, June 4 (Reuters) – Workers… Read more
http://www.pottsmerc.com/articles/2010/06/02/news/doc4c066a9ec9b9d304913037.txt Drinking water workshop planned in Pottstown Published: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 By Mercury staff POTTSTOWN — A free workshop on how better to protect drinking water sources from contamination will be held Thursday, June 24, at Pottstown Middle School. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Southeast Region, the League of Women Voters… Read more
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?5180 What do breast milk, food cans, microwave popcorn, and fast-food French fry boxes have in common with meat, fish and dairy products? They’re all avenues of human ingestion of potentially harmful chemicals associated with everyday plastics. Although the jury is still out on what levels of exposure are unsafe, it is indisputable that we… Read more
http://www.livescience.com/environment/How-Do-Sinkholes-Form-100601.html How Do Sinkholes Form? By Stephanie Pappas, Life’s Little Mysteries Contributor posted: 01 June 2010 12:37 pm ET In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Agatha, a 330-foot-deep sinkhole opened up in the middle of Guatemala City. Like all sinkholes, the one in Guatamala City formed when a swath of land collapsed, leaving behind a… Read more
