Report: Mental health challenged in ‘fenceline communities’ near pollution October 4, 2025
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In a new report, Physicians for Social Responsibility [Pennsylvania] say that “fenceline communities” who live adjacent to high-polluting industries like factories, fracking, mining and processing plants are vulnerable to severe mental health challenges.
The group notably took a stand against Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Lightning Plan, which aims to foster energy production by streamlining new projects through a central board rather than maintain local control of development decisions. They highlighted environmental justice zones in which the community members most impacted already feel left out of the conversation.
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