Pennsylvania’s fracking boom is hurting its oldest residents November 6, 2023
Grist
Dr. Ned Ketyer, a retired Pennsylvania physician and president of the state’s chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, has talked to many seniors suffering from a range of health problems they think are related to fracking. People living near oil and gas development report breathing problems, nosebleeds, rashes, cancer, high blood pressure, heart problems, dizziness, depression, and anxiety, according to a Physicians for Social Responsibility report Ketyer helped review.
More In the News
Why Isn’t the Nuclear Threat a 2024 Campaign Issue?
Bob Dodge (center) with Back from the Brink supporters at the March to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Robert Dodge, MD, PSR Board Member | Common Dreams...
The Extortionist’s Doctrine
Elaine Scarry, PhD, PSR Board Member | Boston Review Framed wholly as defensive and preventative (and from day to day, largely successful in deflecting our...
A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations was selected for federal environmental justice funding
Environmental Health News "CNX is producing pseudo-science designed to deceive Pennsylvanians, including investors and distract from its worsening finances," Tonyehn Verkitus, executive director of Physicians...